Crane collapse at Grand Mosque kills 107 a fortnight before hajj begins

[caption id=“attachment_2431254” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Saudi emergency teams stand next to a construction crane after it crashed into the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca on 11 September, 2015. A massive construction crane crashed into the Grand Mosque in stormy weather, killing at least 87 people and injuring 184. PLEASE NOTE: Some of the following images are graphic. AP/AFP image[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2431256” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Saudi governor of Mecca region Khaled al-Faisal (center R) inspects the site of a crane that crashed onto the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca on 12 September.  AFP PHOTO / STR[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2431258” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Pilgrims and first responders gather at the site of a crane collapse that killed dozens inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2431260” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Bodies of victims of a crane collapse that killed dozens lie on the floor inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2431262” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  People gather at the site of a crane collapse. The accident happened as pilgrims from around the world converged on the city, Islam’s holiest site, for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which takes place this month. AP/ AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2431264” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  A file photo shows the Abraj Al-Bait Towers with the four-faced clocks stands over the holy Kabaa, as Muslims encircle it inside the Grand Mosque during the hajj. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2431266” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  A file photo shows cranes rising at the site of an expansion to the Grand Mosque as Muslim pilgrims circle counterclockwise around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2431268” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  A 2013 file photo shows cranes at the site of an expansion to the Grand Mosque, right, as Muslims attend prayers at sunset at the mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca. AP Photo[/caption]