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Photos: Masjid al-Haram mosque In Saudi Arabia collapsed, 87 People Died. by Giyerte(m): 9:30pm On Sep 11, 2015 |
(CNN)— A crane collapsed Friday evening at one of Islam 's most important mosques -- Mecca's Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque -- killing at least 87 people and injuring 187 others, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authorities said Friday on Twitter. Severe storms and heavy rain caused the crane to fall, the directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense said via Twitter. The Masjid al-Haram surrounds Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba -- a shrine that worshipers visit during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Approximately 2 million people a year make the pilgrimage, which this year is due to begin around September 21. A strong thunderstorm popped up over Mecca about 4 p.m. local time Friday (9 a.m. ET), bringing gusty winds which shifted direction and caused the local temperature to drop from 42 to 25 degrees Celsius (107.6 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.), CNN meteorologists reported. Video shot at a distance from the collapse appeared to show debris and blood on the ground where the crane fell. Another picture from the site showed what appeared to part of a crane on a floor, with debris strewn around it. Khaled Al-Maeena, editor at large at the Saudi Gazette in Jeddah, said the incident happened during a strong thunderstorm. "The scene is of shock ... and people are wondering what happened," he said. "Many of the (Hajj pilgrims) go to Medina first. If this was one or two days before the actual Hajj ... I would have expected that the death toll and the injured and the casualties would have been much higher," Al Maeena said. edition.cnn.com/2015/09/11/middleeast/saudi-arabia-mecca-crane-collapse/ |
Re: Photos: Masjid al-Haram mosque In Saudi Arabia collapsed, 87 People Died. by Giyerte(m): 9:31pm On Sep 11, 2015 |
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Re: Photos: Masjid al-Haram mosque In Saudi Arabia collapsed, 87 People Died. by jantofubu(m): 9:43pm On Sep 11, 2015 |
inililahi wa ina ilehi rojiun 1 Like |
Re: Photos: Masjid al-Haram mosque In Saudi Arabia collapsed, 87 People Died. by Mustack: 9:53pm On Sep 11, 2015 |
ina lillah wa ina ilaihi roji un |
Re: Photos: Masjid al-Haram mosque In Saudi Arabia collapsed, 87 People Died. by SurefireAsoOke: 9:57pm On Sep 11, 2015 |
RIP THE DEAD |
Re: Photos: Masjid al-Haram mosque In Saudi Arabia collapsed, 87 People Died. by Weah96: 8:12am On Sep 12, 2015 |
These Gods require an occasional appeasement by way of a human blood sacrifice. Allah won't need blood again for an entire three year period. Get yo mind right people. |
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