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bronumba1
01-05-2006, 05:36 PM
Fifteen people were killed when a hotel in Islam's holiest city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, collapsed as millions of Muslims arrived for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's civil defense director told CNN.
Another 39 were injured in Thursday's collapse of the building, which is near the Grand Mosque in the center of Mecca, in western Saudi Arabia.

Four of those killed were citizens of the United Arab Emirates, UAE's state-run media WAM reported.

"The four UAE nationals were killed while passing in front of the six-story building occupied by Asian pilgrims when it fell down," said Mohammed bin Nakhira al-Dhahiri, UAE's minister of justice, Islamic affairs and religion, WAM reported.

Rescue workers told CNN that several teams were working to remove the concrete to reach survivors.

The Associated Press reported that rescue teams were pulling bodies from beneath the wreckage. Security officials said most of the victims were Arabs from Egypt, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, AP reported.

The Prophet Mohammed was born in Mecca. The Grand Mosque is central to the Muslim faith and the Hajj.

Millions of Muslims are expected to arrive in Mecca for the Hajj, which begins Sunday.

The gathering has been marred by tragedies in recent years.

The worst happened in 1990, when 1,426 pilgrims were trampled to death.

More recently, 251 pilgrims died two years ago in a stampede during a stone-throwing ritual that has been the trigger for previous deadly tramplings.

A stampede In 2003 killed 36 pilgrims, most of them en route to the devil stoning ritual. In 2001, a stampede at the same ritual killed 35.
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afriend
01-05-2006, 05:38 PM
we got 2 of the exact threads.........time to merge threads mods???????
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Umm Yoosuf
01-05-2006, 05:38 PM
Subhanallah....
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Tasneem
01-05-2006, 06:06 PM
Subanallah

May Allah grant those who dies paradise.AAmeen

SaLaMz
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aMystery
01-05-2006, 06:10 PM
inna lilah wa inna ilayhi rajioon
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Aisha20
01-07-2006, 02:30 AM
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajiun
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michaela
01-07-2006, 03:25 AM
sorry to say the toll is now up past 70... i think it's 76 - but it seems to be one or two plus or minus, depending on what news agency you are at.

what a tragic event - my prayers are with the families of the dead, hopefully they will receive great support from their relatives and community.
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habib
01-07-2006, 04:29 AM
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Rajiun
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cldnite
01-07-2006, 04:31 AM
inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rawjioon.

Subhan'Allah, Allah took them from this world in such a blessed city!
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