King Salman leads brother Prince Talal's funeral prayers

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, performed his brother Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's funeral prayers at Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque in Riyadh on Sunday.

Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud who passed away yesterday at the age of 87.

Upon arrival at the venue, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was received by Prince Abdul-Elah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques; Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense; the sons of the deceased prince: Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz; Prince Khalid bin Talal bin Abdulaziz among other officials and royals.

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Also attending the funeral prayer were Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chief of the Bahraini royal family; Prince Mawlaye Ismail; Shaikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the Kingdom and a number of officials.

A number of princes also took part in the prayers, which followed Asr (afternoon regular prayers), and escorted the body of late Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to his final resting place at Al-Oad cemetery, downtown Riyadh.
-- SPA