Saudi Arabia: A Turkish man claimed to be the awaiting for Mahdi

The Saudi police have arrested one Turkish citizen who is working in al-Madina al-Munawarra over his claims that he is " the awaiting for Mahdi." He said he was sent to salvage people of the seduction and futility they suffer.

The Saudi paper al-Iqtisadeyah ( the economist) said that this Turkish citizen, who was not identified confirmed his confessions in one of the court of the city in which he rumored among its people that he is " the awaiting for Mahdi."

The paper explained that the security sides had received notifications from the citizens of the city informing about the claims of the Turkish citiizen and he was arrested as a result and brought before the legal court which is expected to sentence him next week.