Saudi Arabia’s King arrived at the crash site of a tower crane in Mecca – Kommersant

The king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdul Aziz arrived in Mecca to monitor the progress of the investigation fall tower crane in the Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, according to “RIA Novosti” with reference to the local media.

Earlier “Kommersant” reported that due to strong gusty winds in Mecca fell a large crane that was used in the works to expand the building of the Sacred Mosque – the world’s major mosque, which is the main shrine Islam, the Kaaba. In the fall of the crane crashed through the roof of the building, which is why the ceiling fell right on the heads of people who were in the room. People in the mosque at the time was a lot, because now the faithful from around the world gather in Mecca on the eve of the annual hajj, which starts on 21 September. The death toll reached 107 people, 238 were injured.

Details of the tragedy in Mecca, read the material “b” “A crane collapsed on the Sacred Mosque in Mecca.”