Driver rams car into the gate of Masjid-al-Haram
A driver rammed his car into the outer-perimeter gate of the Masjid-al-Haram, Mecca on late on Friday night.
The accident was caught on camera and the video footage is circulating on social media.
A driver rammed his speeding car into Door 89 of the Grand Mosque at 22:25pm Saudi time.
According to the authorities, there were no casualties and the driver was taken into custody by the authorities. The man appeared in an “abnormal” condition, the state-run agency said.
As beign reported, the driver, is a Saudi citizen, and after being arrested he is referred to the public prosecutor for questioning.
Watch: #SaudiArabia’s authorities arrest a man who crashed his car into one of the gates of the Grand Mosque in #Mecca, state news agency SPA reports.https://t.co/CdK4Efn8PQ pic.twitter.com/C9P5neyM0x
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) October 31, 2020
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— إمارة منطقة مكة المكرمة (@makkahregion) October 30, 2020
الجهات الأمنية بمكة تُباشر حادثة ارتطام مركبة بأحد أبواب #المسجد_الحرام نتيجة انحرافها أثناء سيرها بسرعة عالية بأحد الطرق المحيطة بالساحة الجنوبية اللحرم، ولم يصب أي شخص بأذى
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