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11 Thousand Facebooker protest government Saudi Arabian

saudifloodMore than 11,000 names listed in a Facebook page titled ‘National Campaign to Save the City of Jeddah’.

Page created on the site facebook Arabic version was followed by tens of thousands of protesters from Saudi Arabia. They all jumped into Facebok after 103 people died in floods that occurred in the Hajj season.

Via Facebook protest was aimed at the Saudi government is considered to be the party guilty of such casualties. Facebook chosen because the path of protest banned in this country.

In the pages that facebook site, tersalurkanlah all complaints, criticisms and opinions Saudis responded that drainage damage caused deadly flooding.

The government judged guilty because they do not fix the construction of irrigation. Some even accused the authorities of corruption for funds should be used to repair it.

A total of 200 images and videos have been publish by protesters who formed a group on Thursday. Many of those who ask for some officials to be fired.

“People want to express their feelings about this,” said Riyadh al-Zahrani, supervisor of the protest campaign. He also added that this group was created to unite the community and organizing volunteers to underline just how serisunya situation.

Deadly floods that occurred in the middle of the pilgrimage season is of concern because it coincides with the millions of Muslims from around the world across the city to Jeddah to Mecca and Medina.

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