Saudi security forces foil attack on Grand Mosque in Mecca -state TV

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Fri, 23 Jun 2017 - 07:29 GMT

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Fri, 23 Jun 2017 - 07:29 GMT

The Grand Mosque- CC via Wikimedia commons

The Grand Mosque- CC via Wikimedia commons

CAIRO, June 23, 2017: Saudi security forces foiled an attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday, state television Al-Ekhbariya and Al Arabiya TV reported.

Al Arabiya said security forces had found two groups of terrorists in Mecca and a third group in the city of Jeddah. The foiled attack targetted worshipers at the mosque, it said.

Neither Al Arabiya nor Al-Ekhbariya gave any further details.

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