The Imam of the Grand Mosque here has demanded that those responsible for the Mina stampede, the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in 25 years, should be held accountable and asked Saudi authorities to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.
“The efforts of tens of thousands of the people who engage in serving the guests of God should not go waste,” Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib, the Imam of the Grand Mosque that houses the Kaaba, said in his Friday sermon.
Al-Talib urged the Saudi authorities to ensure that such incidents are not repeated and hold the negligent in this regard accountable for their faults.
Hitting out at those critical of the Saudi Government over the stampede, Al-Talib said it was not acceptable to misuse any accident happening to Muslims for worldly or political gains.