Martyred Ismail Haniyeh caused arrest of Iraqi activist in Mecca

RIYADH, Aug. 05 (YPA) – The Saudi authorities arrested the Iraqi academic Salman al-Sabawi, after he raised a picture of the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh while performing Umrah rituals.

Iraqi researcher Hussein Al-Sabawi posted a photo of his nephew, university professor Salman Al-Sabawi, standing in front of the Kaaba, holding a paper on which was written, “A Umrah gift to the martyred Ismail Haniyeh from Mosul.”

The Saudi authorities has not commented on Hussein al-Sabawi’s report about his nephew’s arrest yet. It considers raising such banners as “political slogans” prohibited in the Grand Mosque.

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