Grand Mosque accident

Crane collapse kills at least 107 at Mecca`s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia

A massive construction crane crashed into Mecca`s Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Sep 12, 2015, 07:44 AM IST

Grand Mosque accident: Nine Indian pilgrims injured, says MEA

Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday night that they had received reports of nine Indian pilgrims being injured in in the mishap that happened at Mecca`s Grand Mosque.

Sep 12, 2015, 05:55 AM IST

Hamid Ansari expresses grief over accident in Mecca's Grand Mosque

Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday night night expressed grief over the death of 87 people in a mishap at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's Mecca city, in which at least nine Indians were also injured.

Sep 12, 2015, 01:44 AM IST