King Fahd to be buried in a normal cemetery

The Saudi Arabian authorities have taken strong security measures in the capital Riyadh to cope with the funeral measures for the late king Fahd Bin abdul Aziz who died on Monday at dawn following a long suffering with illness.

The spokesman for the Saudi ministry of the interior, lt. gen. Mansour al-Turkey, said that the authorities will take strong security measures at the sites where the processions of guests taking part in the funeral will run, in addition to places where the funeral will take place.

The spokesman stressed that security conditions in the kingdom are normal, noting that the security deployment is also normal but with certain introduced security measures taken and will be taken to facilitate the movement of the funeral's procession.

The funeral will not be official. The body of the late king will be buried at today's afternoon prayers, in a common cemetery in the downtown of Riyadh, where his late king Abdul Aziz, the founder of the kingdom and other members of the royal family were buried. This will be with no special ceremonies except for prayers relating to the funeral.

Prayers on the body of the late king will be prior to his burial at the mosque of Imam Turkey Bin Abdullah, and condolences will be accepted after his burial at the Riyadh Prince palace.