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Eleven killed in Moroccan minaret collapse
[Al Arabiya Latest] A four centuries-old mosque minaret collapsed in Morocco on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 50 worshippers, hospital officials and eyewitnesses said.Up to 80 people were trapped under the rubble and soldiers were working to reach them, said Khaled Rahmouni, a resident in the town of Meknes where the mosque collapsed. "About 300 worshippers gathered inside the mosque for the Friday afternoon mass prayers. When the imam (preacher) was about to start his sermon, the minaret went down," he said by telephone. The Lalla Khenata mosque minaret collapsed in the old Bab al-Bardiyine neighborhood of Meknes, which is about 140 km (80 miles) southwest of Rabat. Neglected old buildings in the old quarters of Morocco's cities collapse fairly often, but the fall of a minaret is rare. Insh'allah... Posted by: Fred 2010-02-20 |
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