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A crane collapsed inside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, killing at least 107 people and injuring more than 200, the country's civil defense authority said Friday.
Director Suleiman bin Abdullah al-Amro told the Associated Press high winds caused the crane to topple onto the Grand Mosque.
"The speed of the wind was not normal," he said. "There was no way for people to know that the crane was about to collapse for them to scramble."
Pilgrims from all over the world are descending on Mecca, Islam's holiest city, for this month's annual Hajj pilgrimage. Nearly 910,000 pilgrims have already arrived in the country for this year's hajj season, according to official figures.
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