MAKKAH – Days after a Frenchman committed suicide by jumping off therooftop of Makkah’s Grand Mosque, a Bangladeshi man has repeated the sameepisode as he threw himself to death from the first floor of the holymosque.

A Sudanese man received serious fractures and injuries after the Bangladeshnational fell on him in the Kaaba circumambulation area where worshipperswere praying on Wednesday, *The Gulf News*link> reported.

The injured was taken to the nearby Ajyad Hospital then to Noor Hospitalfor treatment, according to the local media on Friday.

The CCTV footage later confirmed the deceased’s intention of committingsuicide as he could be seen jumping over the fence on the first floor inthe video.

Last week, a French national died on Friday after reportedly throwinghimself to the ground from the roof of the holy mosque.

Masjid-ul-Haram or the Grand Mosque was the busiest area in the Muslimworld on Wednesday evening, when the incident took place, with more thantwo million worshippers performing the last Taraweeh prayers of Ramazanthis year.

Muslims in the Middle East including the kingdom are celebratingEid-ul-Fitr today after the holy month of Ramazan ended on Thursday.

*This article originally appeared on The Gulf Newslink>.*