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On Camera, Man Attempts Suicide From Mecca's Grand Mosque. How He Was Saved
- Friday December 26, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
A suicide attempt at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah was prevented after a member of the mosque's security forces stepped in, sustaining injuries while trying to stop the man from jumping from an upper level.
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Saudi Welcomes 1 Million For Biggest Hajj Pilgrimage Since Pandemic
- Monday July 4, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
One million people, including 850,000 from abroad, are allowed at this year's hajj -- a key pillar of Islam that all able-bodied Muslims are required to perform at least once -- after two years of drastically curtailed numbers due to the pandemic.
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Mecca Grand Mosque Drops Social Distancing, 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak
- Sunday October 17, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Frenchman Commits Suicide At Mecca's Grand Mosque
- Sunday June 10, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Frenchman has committed suicide by throwing himself off the roof of the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca, Saudi and French officials said Saturday.
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Biscuits for Some, Buffets for Others at Hajj
- Wednesday September 23, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
They may be equal before God inside Mecca's Grand Mosque, but the rich and poor pilgrims at the annual hajj clearly reveal their differences just beyond the gates.
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Saudi Arabia King Salman Vows to Find Cause of Crane Tragedy
- Sunday September 13, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Saudi Arabia's King Salman vowed on Saturday to find out what caused a crane collapse that killed 107 people at Mecca's Grand Mosque.
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Mecca Construction Crane Collapse 'Act of God,' Says Engineer
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The collapse of a construction crane that killed 107 people at Mecca's Grand Mosque was "an act of God" and not due to a technical fault, an engineer for the developer said today.
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Saudi Arabia Blames Winds for Deadly Crane Collapse, Opens Investigation
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Saudi Arabia today said that stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam's holiest shrines in Mecca and killed 107 people yesterday.
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Bengal Woman Among Mecca Crane Collapse Victims
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
A woman from West Bengal is among those killed in the crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.
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Hamid Ansari Expresses Grief Over Accident in Mecca's Grand Mosque
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- World News | Press Trust of India
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday expressed grief over the death of 87 people in a mishap at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's Mecca city, in which at least nine Indians were also injured.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Indians Among Over 100 Killed in Accident at Mecca's Grand Mosque
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The ministry of external affairs today said that two Indians were among the 107 killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia.
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www.ndtv.com
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On Camera, Man Attempts Suicide From Mecca's Grand Mosque. How He Was Saved
- Friday December 26, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anushree Jonko
A suicide attempt at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah was prevented after a member of the mosque's security forces stepped in, sustaining injuries while trying to stop the man from jumping from an upper level.
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www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Welcomes 1 Million For Biggest Hajj Pilgrimage Since Pandemic
- Monday July 4, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
One million people, including 850,000 from abroad, are allowed at this year's hajj -- a key pillar of Islam that all able-bodied Muslims are required to perform at least once -- after two years of drastically curtailed numbers due to the pandemic.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mecca Grand Mosque Drops Social Distancing, 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak
- Sunday October 17, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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www.ndtv.com
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Frenchman Commits Suicide At Mecca's Grand Mosque
- Sunday June 10, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Frenchman has committed suicide by throwing himself off the roof of the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca, Saudi and French officials said Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Biscuits for Some, Buffets for Others at Hajj
- Wednesday September 23, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
They may be equal before God inside Mecca's Grand Mosque, but the rich and poor pilgrims at the annual hajj clearly reveal their differences just beyond the gates.
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www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Arabia King Salman Vows to Find Cause of Crane Tragedy
- Sunday September 13, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Saudi Arabia's King Salman vowed on Saturday to find out what caused a crane collapse that killed 107 people at Mecca's Grand Mosque.
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www.ndtv.com
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Mecca Construction Crane Collapse 'Act of God,' Says Engineer
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The collapse of a construction crane that killed 107 people at Mecca's Grand Mosque was "an act of God" and not due to a technical fault, an engineer for the developer said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Arabia Blames Winds for Deadly Crane Collapse, Opens Investigation
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Saudi Arabia today said that stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam's holiest shrines in Mecca and killed 107 people yesterday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bengal Woman Among Mecca Crane Collapse Victims
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
A woman from West Bengal is among those killed in the crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Hamid Ansari Expresses Grief Over Accident in Mecca's Grand Mosque
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- World News | Press Trust of India
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday expressed grief over the death of 87 people in a mishap at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's Mecca city, in which at least nine Indians were also injured.
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www.ndtv.com
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2 Indians Among Over 100 Killed in Accident at Mecca's Grand Mosque
- Saturday September 12, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The ministry of external affairs today said that two Indians were among the 107 killed in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia.
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www.ndtv.com