[VIDEO] Car ploughs through Grand Mosque courtyard in Makkah, crashes into door

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RIYADH: Video footage captured the dramatic moment a car was driven at high speed across the southern square courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, before finally smashing into one of the doors on Friday night.

Saudi security authorities then arrested a man who was pulled from the car, state news agency SPA reported.

Reports suggest the car was driven at high speed on a road surrounding the southern square the Grand Mosque, also known Masjid Haramain, SPA added, quoting the official spokesman of Makkah region, Sultan Al-Dossari.

He said the incident happened at around 10:30 p.m..

No one was hurt in the incident the report added.

Investigators said the driver of the car was a Saudi citizen who was “in an abnormal condition.”

The offender is being referred to the Public Prosecution office, it said.

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Shocking!

I am glad nobody was killed.

 

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Abnormal condition? Why not just say he was drunk or under the influence of drugs

The security had been exposed It couldve easily been someone with a car bomb

 

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Knife-wielding man arrested from Makkah's Grand Mosque

A knife-wielding man chanting slogans of terrorist outfits was arrested from the premises of Makkah's Grand Mosque.

According to Saudi Press Agency, the man was taken into custody on March 30 from the first floor of the mosque following the occurrence.

A Makkah police spokesperson told the agency that the man was seen on the first floor shortly after Asr prayers and was taken into custody instantly by law enforcers at the scene.

The spokesperson further said that legal proceedings had been initiated against the man.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, who heads the presidency of the holy mosques, told The National that the man “did not respect the sanctity of the place. God has made the Grand Mosque a place of worship, including prayer, tawaf and Hajj".

Also read Saudi man arrested for ramming car into Makkah's Grand Mosque

In October last year, Saudi authorities arrested a man for crashing his car into the outer-perimeter gate of the Grand Mosque in Makkah in an incident that did not cause any casualties.

Security present responded to the incident after the vehicle rammed into one of the entrance gates of the mosque, the spokesperson for the Makkah region governorate said.

The car swerved while moving at a high speed on one of the roads surrounding the southern courtyard of the Grand Mosque.

The driver - a Saudi national - was found in an unnatural state and was immediately detained and will be referred to the public prosecution, SPA added.