The Hindu·1 min read
Exercise restraint: Mirwaiz on reported drone attack near Mecca
Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday (September 16, 2026) urged restraint amid reports of a drone attack near the Muslims’ holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
“Reports of the drone attack near the Holy City of Makkah Al-Mukarramah are deeply disturbing and condemnable, causing anguish among Muslims worldwide,” said the Mirwaiz.
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