Daily Mail: Carnage in Mecca: At least 87 people killed and 185 injured after giant crane 'operated by Bin Laden firm' collapses on Grand Mosque during freak lightning storm on anniversary of 9/11 attacks
* Upsetting pictures on social media show bodies strewn across floor after crane crashed straight through ceiling
* Accident struck while millions of Muslims are in the holy city for annual hajj pilgrimage which starts later this month
* Authorities had issued extreme weather warnings and earlier photos capture mosque being struck by lightning
* Crane part of massive project to increase the area of the mosque so it can accommodate 2.2million people at once
At least 87 people were killed and more than 180 injured when a crane crashed through the ceiling of the Grand Mosque of Mecca amid high winds and thunderstorms today.
Dramatic footage shows the moment the crane toppled in heavy rain, with another video capturing the chaos and confusion inside the building as people run for cover after the impact.
Photos posted on social media shows the polished tiled floor of the mosque covered in rubble, bodies and pools of blood, and people fleeing the area bleeding and covered in soot.
The tragic incident in Saudi Arabia occurred shortly before the 6:30pm Friday evening prayer session - one of the busiest times of the week - causing devastation to what is the largest mosque in the world.
WNU Editor: I can see it now. The firm operating the crane that collapsed belongs to the Bin Laden family. A freakish electrical storm with pictures showing the crane being hit by lightning have been posted all over the web. Today is 9/11. I just cannot make this up.
More News On Today's Crane Collapse On The Grand Mosque In Mecca
Mecca crane collapse: 87 dead in Saudi Arabia -- BBC
Scores killed in crane collapse in Mecca Grand Mosque -- Al Jazeera
Crane Crashes into Saudi Mosque, Killing Dozens -- NYT
Saudi officials: Crane collapse at Mecca Grand Mosque kills at least 87 -- Washington Post
87 killed in crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque -- CNN
At least 87 dead in crane collapse in Mecca's Grand Mosque -- USA Today
87 dead after crane collapses at world’s holiest mosque in Mecca -- RT
2 comments:
But wait, there's more. Not only was the crane owned and operated by the Bin Laden family, it's the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks (biblically significant, 7X2), near the end of a cycle of four blood moons and the eve of major Jewish and Islamic holidays.
No, you can't make this stuff up.
More than a hundred innocent pilgrims lost their lives in this tragic incident. How are they in any way related to the crimes of Bin Laden?
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