RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 17 (NNN-SPA) – King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, ordered to host 200 of the families of the victims of Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand.
The hosting is part of the Saudi King’s Guests Programme for Hajj and Umrah (minor Hajj), that is implemented and supervised by the Islamic Affairs Ministry.
Minister of Islamic Affairs and General Supervisor of the Programme, Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Sheikh, said, the initiative was part of the Kingdom’s counter-terrorism efforts.
He said that his ministry would follow up the required procedures through the Saudi embassy in New Zealand, to finalise their departure to the Kingdom and provide them with all facilities to perform the pilgrimage.
The Saudi king had ordered hosting 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims this year.
The Christchurch mosque shootings were two consecutive terrorist shooting attacks at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, during the Friday prayers on March 15, 2019, which left 51 Muslim worshippers killed.– NNN-SPA
