Six Malaysians missing after Mecca crane collapse


Saudi emergency teams stand next to a construction crane after it crashed into the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia's holy Muslim city of Mecca.- AFP PHOTO

PETALING JAYA: Six Malaysian pilgrims who were at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the crane collapse have been declared missing.

Minister in the Prime Ministers Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said the six have been identified but cannot be traced.

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