Saudi security forces on Friday offset a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca, reportedly cornering the would-be attacker in an apartment, where he blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said.
The ministry, in a statement on television, said that three cells had planned the attack on worshippers and security forces at the mosque.
Unfortunately he started shooting towards security personnel once he noticed their presence in the area, which led to an exchange of fire before he blew himself up.
Six pilgrims were injured after the blast partially collapsed the building.
Saudi Arabia has faced numerous terror attacks since late 2014, mostly claimed by the Islamic State group.
Near the end of Ramadan last year, four security officers died in an explosion close in Medina, close the Prophet’s Mosque, Islam’s second holiest site.
Two other blasts took place in the kingdon on the very same day, one in Jeddah and another in Qatif. A total of seven people were believed killed.