(CNN)— A crane collapsed Friday evening at one
of Islam 's most important mosques -- Mecca's
Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque -- killing at
least 87 people and injuring 187 others, Saudi
Arabia's civil defense authorities said Friday on
Twitter.
Severe storms and heavy rain caused the crane
to fall, the directorate of the Saudi Civil Defense
said via Twitter.
The Masjid al-Haram surrounds Islam's holiest
site, the Kaaba -- a shrine that worshipers visit
during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
Approximately 2 million people a year make the
pilgrimage, which this year is due to begin
around September 21.
A strong thunderstorm popped up over Mecca
about 4 p.m. local time Friday (9 a.m. ET),
bringing gusty winds which shifted direction and
caused the local temperature to drop from 42 to
25 degrees Celsius (107.6 to 77 degrees
Fahrenheit.), CNN meteorologists reported.
Video shot at a distance from the collapse
appeared to show debris and blood on the
ground where the crane fell.
Another picture from the site showed what
appeared to part of a crane on a floor, with
debris strewn around it.
Khaled Al-Maeena, editor at large at the Saudi
Gazette in Jeddah, said the incident happened
during a strong thunderstorm.
"The scene is of shock ... and people are
wondering what happened," he said.
"Many of the (Hajj pilgrims) go to Medina first. If
this was one or two days before the actual Hajj
... I would have expected that the death toll and
the injured and the casualties would have been
much higher," Al Maeena said.

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inililahi wa ina ilehi rojiun

ina lillah wa ina ilaihi roji un

RIP THE DEAD

These Gods require an occasional appeasement by way of a human blood sacrifice. Allah won't need blood again for an entire three year period.

Get yo mind right people.