Grand Mosque

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

At least 87 dead as crane crashes into Mecca's Grand Mosque

At least 87 people were killed and over 180 injured when a construction crane crashed into the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia's holy Muslim city of Mecca on Friday, according to BBC.

Sep 11, 2015, 22:51 PM IST