WATCH: Lightning strikes clock tower

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A stunning video that captures lightning striking a clock tower at Mecca in Saudi Arabia and suddenly lighting up the entire sky has gone viral on social media.</p>
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قبل قليل صاعقة تضرب <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#برج_الساعة</a> مع <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A9?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#أمطار_مكة</a> جعلها الله صيبا نافعا للبلاد والعباد <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D9%85%D9%83%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#مكه_الان</a> <a href="https://t.co/y9ZziH2dn3">pic.twitter.com/y9ZziH2dn3</a></p>
— الفلكي مُلهَم هندي (@MulhamH) <a href="https://twitter.com/MulhamH/status/1555305038544871431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The video clip was shared online by Mulham H, whose Twitter account describes him as a scholar of astronomy at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.</p>
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The translated caption read: “A few days ago, lightning struck the Burj al-Saa during the rain in Makkah.”</p>