The nationalities of the dead and injured pilgrims are yet to be announced by the authorities. Pakistani mission released names of those died in the incident.
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The tragedy occurred at 5.10 p.m. Friday due to strong winds and heavy rain, causing a part of a crane to smash into the part of the Grand Mosque where worshippers circumnavigate the Holy Kaaba (mataf) and where pilgrims walk between Mount Safa and Marwa.
“Our immediate thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased and with all those who have been affected by this tragic accident“, said Mogradia.
Pakistan Consul General Aftab A. Khokher said that around 15 Pakistani pilgrims were injured and they have been admitted to two hospitals in Makkah.
Meanwhile, Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Manzoor-ul-Haq has assured to bury the martyrs as per families’ will.
Arab News reported on Monday that the Pakistani Consulate had confirmed the deaths of 11 of its nationals in the crash.
Saudi Binladin Group belongs to the family of the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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 ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage.
The crane was among several being used to expand the area around the mosque to accommodate the millions of Muslims who travel to worship there during the pilgrimage.
Akram, 32, was not near his parents when the crane struck the building.
This was not the first tragedy to strike Makkah pilgrims, though the hajj has been almost incident-free in recent years. These have included transport networks and other infrastructure to facilitate movement of the huge numbers of people who perform Haj.
An official visits a South Indian injured in Friday’s crane collapse at a hospital in Makkah on Sunday. “Haj will go on, for sure”.
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Moreover, Pakistan’s Foreign Office issued the list of 16 Pakistani pilgrims that are undergoing treatment in different hospitals in the holy city.
