Unconfirmed rumor / developing • Disaster

Lightning bolt strikes Mecca’s clock tower

Name: Lightning bolt strikes Mecca’s clock tower
Start: 2026-08-27T08:15:08Z
Location: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia · Middle East region

detected 2026-08-27T08:15:08Z updated 2026-08-27T08:15:08Z

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

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