Crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque

Sep 12, 2015, 13:12 PM IST
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A towering construction crane, center, is seen collapsed over the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

A towering construction crane, center, is seen collapsed over the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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Muslim pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque, as a towering construction crane, top, is seen collapsed over the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Muslim pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque, as a towering construction crane, top, is seen collapsed over the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.