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Hajj unaffected by crane collapse, Saudi official says

Arab World Materials 13 September 2015 09:25 (UTC +04:00)
This year’s hajj pilgrimage will go ahead despite a crane collapse which killed more than 100 people at Makkah’s Grand Mosque, a Saudi official told AFP on Saturday.
Hajj unaffected by crane collapse, Saudi official says

This year's hajj pilgrimage will go ahead despite a crane collapse which killed more than 100 people at Makkah's Grand Mosque, a Saudi official told AFP on Saturday, Al-Arabiya reported.

"It definitely will not affect the hajj this season and the affected part will probably be fixed in a few days," said the official, who declined to be named.

"Hajj will go on, for sure."

At least 107 people died when the crane toppled into a courtyard of the mosque during extremely high winds on Friday.

Hundreds of thousands of faithful from around the world had already arrived for the hajj, which is expected to start on September 21.

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