Saudi Arabian officials said that the annual hajj pilgrimage would continue as planned despite a deadly crane accident at Mecca's Grand Mosque that killed 107 people.
"It definitely will not affect the hajj this season, and the affected part will probably be fixed in a few days," a Saudi official said, according to The Star.
The accident occurred on Friday when a crane crashed onto the Mecca's Grand Mosque, as HNGN previously reported. The grave accident left 107 people dead and 230 others injured.
Saudi authorities have set up an investigative committee to look into the cause of the collapse, according to Middle East Eye. Officials also directed the contractor to ensure safety of all other cranes at the site.
An engineer working at Grand Mosque construction site said that the crash was "an act of God." "It was not a technical issue at all. I can only say that what happened was beyond the power of humans. It was an act of God and, to my knowledge, there was no human fault in it at all," he told AFP.
The deadly collapse occurred when Mecca - one of Islam's holiest site in the world - was preparing for the annual hajj pilgrimage, which is scheduled to begin on Sept. 21.
Up to two million Muslim pilgrims from around the world are expected to arrive in Mecca for this year's Hajj pilgrimage, according to BBC News.
