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The Haj pilgrimage, which starts next week, will proceed unaffected by the incident, Saudi officials confirmed.

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Director General Suleiman bin Abdullah Al Amro told satellite broadcaster Al Arabiya on Saturday that unusually powerful winds in the area also tore down trees and signs as a storm whipped through the area.

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As world leaders offered condolences, the governor of Makkah region, Prince Khaled Al Faisal, ordered an investigation into the incident.

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This comes as the first official response to suggestions that Gulf states should do more to address the plight of Syrian refugees.

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At least 107 people died when the crane toppled into a courtyard of the mosque during extremely high winds on Friday.

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At least 107 people were killed and 238 injured after a crane collapsed on to the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah.

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The civil defence agency said on Twitter that emergency teams were sent to the scene after a crane fell at the holy city of Makkah's Grand Mosque.

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Risk services company says says this year's Haj is likely to be among the hottest in the past two decades.

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184 injured as storm causes huge crane to crash into Grand Mosque.

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