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One Iranian killed, 25 injured in Mecca tragedy

Society Materials 12 September 2015 10:10 (UTC +04:00)
The construction crane incident in Mecca Sept. 11 killed one and injured 25 nationals of Iran.
One Iranian killed, 25 injured in Mecca tragedy

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 12

By Temkin Jafarov - Trend:

The construction crane incident in Mecca Sept. 11 killed one and injured 25 nationals of Iran, the Mehr news agency reported Sept. 12.

A construction crane fell on Friday on the Masjid Al-Haram (The Holy Mosque) in Mecca, the Al Jazeera earlier reported.

The death toll has risen to 107, while 238 people were injured, said a representative of the civil defense of Saudi Arabia.

The citizen of Iran, who was killed in the tragedy, was carrying out pilgrimage at the Masjid Al-Haram.

Some of the injured were listed to be in serious condition.

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