Hajj pilgrimage to go ahead despite tragic crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque

Saudi Arabia:  Investigation begins after at least 107 people killed and 238 injured by construction crane crashing through roof
This year’s hajj pilgrimage will go ahead despite a crane collapse that killed more than 100 people at Mecca’s Grand Mosque, a Saudi Arabian official said.

“It definitely will not affect the hajj this season and the affected part will probably be fixed in a few days,” said the official, who declined to be named. “Hajj will go on, for sure.”

An investigation has begun following the accident on Friday in the Muslim holy city that killed at least 107 people and injured 238.  The head of Saudi’s civil defence authority, Suleiman al-Amr, said high winds during a storm caused the disaster.

Prince Khaled al-Faisal, governor of the Mecca region, has ordered an investigation into the incident and was heading to the mosque.

Pictures showed a large group of people lying on polished tiled flooring, most of them near to a wall and surrounded by rubble and other debris. One man appeared to be being wheeled out of the building in a wheelchair. Bloodied people were being treated at the scene. - Read More at Guardian
Hajj pilgrimage to go ahead despite tragic crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque