Makkah, Aug. 8 -- Thousands of mourners gathered at the Grand Mosque in Makkah to offer funeral prayers for Mohammed Yousef Alqassem, a 20-year-old Saudi student who was fatally stabbed near Cambridge, United Kingdom (UK).

Alqassem, known for his devoted volunteer work assisting pilgrims visiting the Kaaba in Makkah, was laid to rest at Al Shuhada Cemetery in the Al Shara'i district following Jummah prayers.

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The Saudi Embassy in the UK coordinated with local authorities to repatriate Alqassem's body to the Kingdom. Officials continue to work closely with British law enforcement to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death

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