Photos taken from the scene and posted on social media show bodies lying in blood on the mosque’s floor surrounded by construction rubble and metal parts of the crane.

87 dead after crane collapses at world’s holiest mosque in Mecca

By News on the Net RT —— Bio and Archives September 11, 2015

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At least 87 people have died after a crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque of Mecca on Friday, Saudi authorities say.

According to Saudi Interior Ministry, at least 184 more people were injured in the incident. The tragedy comes ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage which is due later this month. Millions of Muslims from around the world will converge on the holy city between September 21-26. More...

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