Huge Crane Crashes Into Mecca Grand Mosque,107 Dead

At least 107 people have died and over 203 injured when a crane crashed into a part of the Mecca Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia. 


The collapse happened at 17:23 local time (14:23 GMT), said Director-General of the Saudi Civil Defence Authority, Lt Sulayman Bin-Abdullah al-Amr.

It happened at a time when many worshipers were at the world's largest mosque for Friday prayers.

The toll for the dead and injured continued to rise throughout the evening.

The head of Saudi Arabia's civil defence said strong winds and heavy rains had caused the collapse.

Lt Amr said an investigation was being carried out to assess the damage, and the "extent of the safety of these sites".