More Than 80 Dead in Massive Crane Collapse Inside Mecca’s Grand Mosque

WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO & IMAGES, VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED. - Large storms rose up in the region around Mecca's Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia causing a massive construction crane to come crashing down upon itself and into the Grand Mosque, killing at least 80 visiting pilgrims and injuring dozens more.

سقوط رافعة في مسجد الحرام لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله .... pic.twitter.com/uhBoPbTUvo

— Me (@MrAlsadoun) September 11, 2015

This comes just weeks ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a time when millions of the region's Muslims will converge on the area.

#BREAKING: Many casualties reported as crane falls on pilgrims in Haram Al-Sharif, #Makkah (http://t.co/0C8c28ZpAk) pic.twitter.com/aBJlIaJe3K

— Khaleej Times (@khaleejtimes) September 11, 2015

عاجل .. تباشر الآن فرق #العاصمة_المقدسة حادثة سقوط رافعة في الحرم المكي . #سقوط_رافعة_بالحرم_المكي - pic.twitter.com/lb1KEDYz4I

— أخبار السعودية (@SaudiNews50) September 11, 2015

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