RIYADH: Makkah region police have arrested a man who charged at the pulpit from which the imam was delivering the sermon before Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque.
The man, dressed in an ihram and brandishing a stick, was quickly apprehended and legal procedures against him have been taken.
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Man arrested after trying to access pulpit during Friday sermon at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
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Man arrested after trying to access pulpit during Friday sermon at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
- The man was dressed in an ihram and brandished a stick
- He was quickly apprehended and legal procedures against him have been taken
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