The tragedy that struck at the Grand Mosque in Makka, Saudi Arabia, on 11 September, 2015 left a total of 118 killed and 394 others with various degrees of injuries.
The incident happened when a crawler crane toppled over on to the Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque - the largest in the world which was filled with worshippers at the time of the incident.
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