Saudi Arabian horse statues demolished

Large Equus caballus sculptures on a Saudi Arabian roundabout convey been demolished next a ruling yesteryear the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, that they are forbidden nether Islam.

A media spokesman inwards the Emirate of Jazan percentage confirmed the principality had received a missive of the alphabet from Al-Sheikh explaining the necessitate for their removal.

Officials sent inwards a digger to demolish the sculptures.

Statues of people as well as animals are banned nether Islam equally they stand upwardly for idolatry. However, Islam does allow artworks of plants as well as landscapes.

The website, Jazan Today, carried pictures of the demolished artworks.

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