Mecca crane collapse

Chris Sleight

14 September 2015

A crawler crane tipped over backwards in stormy weather at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, killing more than 100 people and injuring more than 300. The crane was being used on the project to expand the holy site.

An inquiry has been launched into the collapse,…

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