Mosque paid for by Fahd opens

Edinburgh - A £3.5 million mosque financed by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was opened in Edinburgh yesterday by the king's youngest…

Edinburgh - A £3.5 million mosque financed by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was opened in Edinburgh yesterday by the king's youngest son, Prince Abdul Aziz Ibn Fahd.

Prince Abdul (26) arrived in Edinburgh with an entourage of 120 people on three private jets for the opening of the mosque and an Islamic centre. There are 10,000 Muslims in Scotland.

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