Hajj will go ahead after deadly crane collapse: Saudi official


(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

In this image released by the Saudi Interior Ministry’s General Directorate of Civil Defense Defense personnel inspect the damage at the Grand Mosque in Mecca after a crane collapsed killing dozens Friday Sept. 11 2015.

MAKKAH: This year's hajj pilgrimage will go ahead despite a crane collapse which killed more than 100 people at the Grand Mosque of Mecca a Saudi official told AFP on Saturday.

"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.

AFP


The Peninsula

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