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Khamenei: evil Saudi royals don't deserve to manage holy sites

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AFP Tehran
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today that the "cursed, evil" Saudi ruling family did not deserve to manage Islam's holiest sites.

Meeting with the families of victims of a deadly stampede during last year's hajj pilgrimage, Khamenei said: "The Saudis' failure and incompetence in this incident proves once again that this cursed, evil family does not deserve to be in charge and manage the holy sites.

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First Published: Sep 07 2016 | 3:42 PM IST

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