Sidelights: Two Fight Over Right to Wash Dead Guy

RIYADH, 23 April 2008 — Two men who prepare dead bodies for burial got involved in a fight in front of the Death Affairs Office here, the Al-Riyadh daily reported. A man, whose relative had just died, approached the two men asking them which one would like the job of washing the dead body. The two began to fight over who would wash the body and each one began pulling the man toward his side. In the tussle, they somehow managed to rip the official burial papers. The man expressed his disgust at the two people saying that they did not put into consideration his feelings on losing a relative and were only concerned with making money. Lucky for him, there were police officers nearby who came and arrested both of the men.