MECCA: Saudi police have announced the death of a man identified as a foreign national who threw himself to the ground from the roof of the Grand Mosque in the Holy city of Mecca, English alArabiya reported on Saturday.

A media spokesman of Mecca police said the incident happened at 9.20 pm on Friday and the fall resulted in the man’s immediate death.

A Saudi Press Agency statement quoted the spokesman as saying: “The body was rushed to a hospital, pending the results of investigation into the incident, particularly his identity, and reasons behind his behavior despite the erection of a strong round fence to protect people from falling down.”