46°C Temperatures Cause Fatalities Among Hajj Pilgrims
Temperatures in Saudi Arabia have reached 46 degrees this year, resulting in the deaths of several pilgrims in Mecca
Saudi security forces kill 'wanted man' in Mecca
Business | June 23, 2017, Friday // 15:30
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Saudi security forces shot dead a wanted man in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Friday and arrested several others, Reuters reported.
The gunmen, who are wanted for terrorism, exchanged fire with the security forces who surrounded one of the buildings in the al-Aseelah neighborhood in Mecca where the militants were hiding. No one from the security forces was harmed in the shooting, Arabiya reported./ FOCUS News Agency/
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