Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has encountered public anger in Tunisia during his first trip abroad since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. Salman is on his way to the G20 summit in Argentina.<\/b>
\nMore than 200 protesters denounced his visit on Tuesday, the second day of protests in the capital of Tunis. Demonstrators initially took to the streets Monday, shouting \u201cTunisia is not for sale,\u201d holding saws (Khashoggi\u2019s body was allegedly dismembered in the consulate with bone saws) and burning a Saudi Arabian flag, Haaretz reported.
Protesters on Monday also unfurled a banner showing a doctored image of the prince holding a bone saw on the headquarters of the Tunisian journalists\u2019 union, where about 200 protesters gathered to say the crown prince wasn’t welcome in the North African nation.
Au si\u00e8ge du syndicat des journalistes en #Tunisie avant la visite du prince h\u00e9ritier saoudien pic.twitter.com\/pIqv81L7Z4
The prince was reportedly expected to remain discreet during his visit of several hours to Tunisia. He is going to meet with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi at the presidential palace in Carthage, outside Tunis.
Essebsi’s office said Tunisia condemns the journalist’s killing and wants a full investigation, but doesn’t want the incident to be used to destabilize Saudi Arabia. Asked about the prince’s visit, Tunisian government minister Selma Elloumi said he is \u00ab\u00a0welcome\u00a0\u00bb in Tunisia and stressed the \u00ab\u00a0historical and fraternal\u00a0\u00bb relations between the countries.
Khashoggi went missing on October 2 after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Riyadh initially denied any knowledge of the journalist’s whereabouts, but later admitted that Khashoggi had been killed inside the building.<\/p>\n