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107 87 killed in crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque
2015-09-12
And on September 11th too.......
More on this story from yesterday.
(CNN) Heavy rains caused a crane to topple Friday evening at one of Islam's most important mosques -- Mecca's Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque -- killing at least 87 people and injuring 201 others, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authorities said Friday on Twitter.
Soodies now blame winds.
The Masjid al-Haram surrounds Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba -- a shrine that worshipers circle during the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

A strong thunderstorm popped up over Mecca about 4 p.m. local time Friday (9 a.m. ET), bringing gusty winds which shifted direction and caused the local temperature to drop from 42 to 25 degrees Celsius (107.6 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.), CNN meteorologists reported.
Per the Daily Mail, body count is now 107 and counting...
Posted by:whitecollar redneck

#13  When Muslimahs turn to Thin Lizzy,
The Muslims' heads spin till they're dizzy.
The crashing and clangor
Drives headbangers' anger
And makes them all who-bitch-this-izzy.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2015-09-12 20:36  

#12  Are cranes mentioned in the Koran? Or did Allan just fart?
Posted by: European Conservative   2015-09-12 19:33  

#11  We do a lot of things here domestically with our large construction mobile 'crawler' cranes when big storms or high winds are predicted.

Like lowering the booms to the ground as much as possible, tying them off, or actual boom dis-assembly.

We lower the tower cranes completely.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-09-12 16:22  

#10  Allan's Snackbar.
Posted by: JohnQC   2015-09-12 14:50  

#9  I didn't realize Karma was a law of nature.
Posted by: whitecollar redneck   2015-09-12 11:19  

#8  I see Ladin
I see cranes
I see grand mosque's under panes
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-09-12 11:19  

#7  SMITE key!!! [guffaw]
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2015-09-12 11:03  

#6  Iron Maiden....Excellent!

(guitar riff)
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-09-12 10:35  

#5  Martyred by construction equipment? How many virgin Ironworkers do you get?

Snark of the day.
Posted by: Frank G   2015-09-12 10:28  

#4  Crane operated by the Bin Laden company.
Posted by: Clomp Omagum5939   2015-09-12 09:39  

#3  Portents and Signs
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-09-12 09:38  

#2  WTC gets Rainbow, Mecca gets RainCrane.
(Mit Lightning)
Posted by: newc   2015-09-12 01:03  

#1  I get the urge to ululate & pass out candy for some reason...
Posted by: Raj   2015-09-12 00:38  

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