Saudi security forces foil Mecca Grand Mosque terror plot

A suicide bomber aiming to strike Islam’s holiest site has blown himself up after being surrounded by police. Millions of faithful from around the world have gathered in Mecca to mark the end of Ramadan.
Muslim pilgrims are seen near the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca

Police in Saudi Arabia have foiled a terrorist plot to bomb Islam’s holiest site, the country’s Interior Ministry announced on Friday.
A man who was planning to attack the Grand Mosque in Mecca blew himself up in a house which had been surrounded by security forces.

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