So this happened yesterday in Adelaide at a World Cup qualifier between Saudi Arabia and the Australian team. Why wouldn’t they recognize the victims of the London Attack, especially since two of the victims were Australian?!
Saudi Arabia's football team refused to observe minute of silence for the victims of the #LondonAttacks today in Australia. Let that sink in pic.twitter.com/f9OqMFbjQ7
— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) June 8, 2017
“Why wouldn’t they” except for the reason that must not be named:
Islamic sheikh on Saudi minute's silence snub: 'In their eyes the attackers are martyrs' https://t.co/tkqckNF1hv
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) June 8, 2017
So, are we still buying whatever bull Saudi Arabia is saying about Qatar and terrorism? Video here:
Yesterday Saudi Arabia cut ties with Qatar because "they support terrorism".
Today their national team does this:https://t.co/oyHulb0NAz— Artur Petrosyan (@arturpetrosyan) June 8, 2017
The Saudi team has since apologized, for whatever it’s worth (which isn’t much):
"We meant no disrespect" Saudi Arabia Football Federation issues apology for minute's silence snub https://t.co/GJxi1HSxYT
— Herald Sun Sport (@heraldsunsport) June 8, 2017
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