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VIDEO: Cat jumps on Imam during Ramadhan prayer

The cat was captured during a live broadcast of the prayers. [Sheikh Walid Mehsas, Facebook]

A video of a cat jumping on an Imam who was leading a nightly prayer, Taraweeh, in Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria has gone viral with close to 50,000 shares on Facebook in less than 24 hours.

The calico cat, with orange, black, and white fur was captured during a live broadcast in a fully packed mosque as Imam Walid Mehsas was leading the prayer held every evening during the holy month of Ramadhan.

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