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Crane accident in the Muslim holy city of Mecca claims 87 lives

      (Reuters) — The death toll in a crane accident at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca rose to 87 on Friday (September 11), the head of Saudi Arabia’s civil defence authority told Al Ikhbariya television. He said 183 people had been injured. The accident came just weeks before Islam’s annual haj pilgrimage. Al Arabiya television earlier said the crane had fallen because of strong storms – western Saudi […]