President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have condoled the deaths in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia.
President Mukherjee, in a tweet said: "Heartfelt condolences to families of deceased due to crane crash in Mecca, prayers for speedy recovery of the injured."
Modi said: "My thoughts & prayers are with the families of those who lost their lives in the crane crash in Mecca. I wish the injured a quick recovery."
At least 107 people were killed and 238 injured after a crane collapsed on to the Grand Mosque in the Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah, the media reported on Friday.
--Indo-Asian NEws Service
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