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On Camera, Man Attempts Suicide From Mecca's Grand Mosque. How He Was Saved
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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2 Indians Among Over 100 Killed in Accident at Mecca's Grand Mosque
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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On Camera, Man Attempts Suicide From Mecca's Grand Mosque. How He Was Saved
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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2 Indians Among Over 100 Killed in Accident at Mecca's Grand Mosque
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.
