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Saudi King and Grand Mosque imam visit those injured in Mecca crane collapse

Associated Press
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    Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, visits one of the victims of the crane accident at the mosque at Al Nour specialist hospital in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into the mosque and killed over 100 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage, the head of Saudi Arabia's civil defense directorate said Saturday. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) (The Associated Press)

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    Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, talks to one of the victims of Friday's crane accident at the mosque while visiting Al-Noor specialist hospital in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into the mosque and killed over 100 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage, the head of Saudi Arabia's civil defense directorate said Saturday. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) (The Associated Press)

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    Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, speaks to the media after visiting victims of Friday's crane accident at the mosque being treated at Al-Noor specialist hospital in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. High winds were to blame for the toppling of a massive crane that smashed into the mosque and killed over 100 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage, the head of Saudi Arabia's civil defense directorate said Saturday. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) (The Associated Press)

MECCA, Saudi Arabia – Saudi King Salman and the imam of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca have visited those injured Friday by the deadly collapse of a giant construction crane.

At least 107 people were killed in the accident and at least 238 injured. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, the imam of the Grand Mosque, visited some of the wounded in the hospital Sunday, bringing copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, and bottles of water from the sacred well of Zamzam. He told the injured that, God willing, they would be rewarded for the intention to perform the Hajj pilgrimage if they are physically unable to make the actual pilgrimage, scheduled to begin around Sept. 22.

Saudi King Salman also visited some of the wounded on Saturday evening.