The holy shrine was targeted by a terrorist cell on Saturday during the holy month of Ramadan.
According to SPA news agency, the saudi interior minister claim the attack was masterminded from abroad and aimed at destabilizing the country in this holy month.
The state media also said investigations are ongoing on what is said was an "imminent attack by three terrorist cells based in Mecca and in Jeddah.
Also, the said Interior Minister confirmed that investigators are also trying to identify a suicide attacker who apparently planned to detonate a bomb inside the mosque. He set off the load when security forces had him cornered in a building in central Mecca late on Friday.
The explosion killed the bomber and caused the building to collapse, the outlet reported. Five officers and six foreigners were injured in the blast and taken to hospital.
The explosion killed the bomber and caused the building to collapse, the outlet reported. Five officers and six foreigners were injured in the blast and taken to hospital.
Before this incident, the Interior Minister said five terror suspects including a woman have been detained over a failed plot to wreck havoc in the Grand Mosque in the Holy city of Mecca.
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