Public safety incident
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Event title
Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia denies reports of suicide bomber in Mecca — Anadolu Agency
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Event date (UTC)
2026-10-02 05:26:01
Last update (UTC)
2026-10-02 05:26:01
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Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Masjid al-Haram (Great Mosque of Mecca), Mecca, Makkah Province, Hejaz Region
Saudi authorities have denied reports of a possible suicide bomber at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Security authorities said they had detained a man for harassing passersby and spreading fear and panic among them, Anadolu Agency reports.
Security authorities’ statement
In a statement on the X platform, security authorities in the holy capital reported the detention of a person who was harassing passersby and spreading panic. According to them, measures were immediately taken against the detainee. The authorities also said that circulating claims about the incident were untrue.
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Claims on social media
Earlier, reports circulated on social media claiming that a suspected suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt had approached the Kaaba and was later detained by security personnel. The Kaaba is a cube-shaped stone structure at the center of the Grand Mosque and Islam’s holiest shrine. The Saudi authorities’ statement did not provide further details about the detainee.