Saudi condemns cartoons offending Prophet Mohammad

Saudi Arabia condemns cartoons offending Prophet Mohammad

It decried any attempts to link Islam with terrorism

Saudi Arabia condemns cartoons offending the Prophet. Credit: AFP Photo

Saudi Arabia, birthplace of Islam, on Tuesday condemned cartoons offending the Prophet Mohammad and any attempts to link Islam with terrorism.

The statement by a foreign ministry official, carried on state media, did not refer to calls in some Muslim countries for a boycott of French products over images being displayed in France of the Prophet.

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