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One Iranian killed, 25 injured in Mecca tragedy

Society Materials 12 September 2015 10:10 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 12

By Temkin Jafarov - Trend:

The construction crane incident in Mecca Sept. 11 killed one and injured 25 nationals of Iran, the Mehr news agency reported Sept. 12.

A construction crane fell on Friday on the Masjid Al-Haram (The Holy Mosque) in Mecca, the Al Jazeera earlier reported.

The death toll has risen to 107, while 238 people were injured, said a representative of the civil defense of Saudi Arabia.

The citizen of Iran, who was killed in the tragedy, was carrying out pilgrimage at the Masjid Al-Haram.

Some of the injured were listed to be in serious condition.

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