Driver crashes car into gate of Makkah's Grand Mosque

  31 oct 2020 Driver rams car into gate of Mecca's Grand Mosque Videos posted on social media show car driving into one of mosque's ...

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31 oct 2020

Driver rams car into gate of Mecca's Grand Mosque

Videos posted on social media show car driving into one of mosque's outer doors; local media report no casualties

A driver rammed his car into the outer-perimeter gate of the Grand Mosque in Mecca late on Friday in an incident that did not cause any casualties, local media reported.

Videos posted on social media showed the car bursting through plastic barricades in the outer courtyard of the mosque before driving straight into one of the large outer doors.

The Saudi newspaper Okaz reported that no civilians were injured in the crash, while other videos posted on social media showed a number of people pushing the vehicle away from the mosque complex.

It said the driver, a Saudi citizen, was arrested and being referred to the public prosecutor for questioning.

Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat Balochistan

(aswj)