Four Wounded as Car Crashes Into Grand Mosque Yard

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Arab News
Publication Date: 
Tue, 2006-05-02 03:00

MAKKAH, 2 May 2006 — A drunken driver crashed through a traffic-control barricade and entered the courtyard of the Grand Mosque on Sunday, injuring four worshippers.

The four victims, who suffered injuries and fractures, were rushed to hospital.

Security forces immediately surrounded the car following the accident and arrested its driver who had tried to flee.

Test results conducted on the driver revealed that he was driving under the influence of alcohol.

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