Pics: 2 Indians among 107 killed in Mecca masjid crane collapse

Mecca, Sept 12: Two Indians among 107 people killed and 238 people sustained injuries when a massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque in stormy weather on Friday.

The Grand Mosque is usually at its most crowded on Fridays, the Muslim weekly day of prayer. Many faithful would have been gathered there ahead of evening maghrib prayers, which occurred about an hour after the tragedy.

The governor of Mecca region, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, has ordered an investigation into the incident and was heading to the mosque, the official @makkahregion page on Twitter said.

Here are some images of the horrific incident, that claimed over 100 lives:

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Crane collapse claims lives of over 100 people ahead of hajj on Friday at Mecca masjid.

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Massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosquestormy weather on Friday.

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Ten Malaysians injured and six missing in Mecca grand mosque crane collapse.

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Horror in Mecca: At least 107 people killed when a construction crane collapsed at the Grand Mosque.

107 pilgrims killed in Mecca Grand mosque

107 pilgrims including two Indians killed when a construction crane collapsed at Grand mosque in Mecca.

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At least 107 people were killed when crane collapsed at Mecca Grand mosque.