Overview
- Saudi officials report a man tried to jump from an upper floor of Masjid al-Haram before the Special Force for the Security of the Grand Mosque intervened.
- A security officer who moved to break the fall sustained fractures during the rescue.
- Both the individual and the injured officer were transferred to medical facilities for treatment.
- The Ministry of Interior and Haram Security Forces said the situation was swiftly contained and that procedural steps have concluded.
- Chief Imam Abdur Rahman As Sudais urged visitors to honor the site’s sanctity and emphasized Islam’s prohibition on self-harm, as footage of the incident circulated online.