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Arabia

107 87 killed in crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque

2015-09-12

And on September 11th too.......

More on this story from yesterday.

(CNN) Heavy rains caused a crane to topple 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 201 others, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authorities said Friday on Twitter.
Soodies now blame winds.
The Masjid al-Haram surrounds Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba -- a shrine that worshipers circle during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

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.

Per the Daily Mail, body count is now 107 and counting...

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