Tragic news came fr om the Holy land of Mecca, wh ere hundreds of thousands of Muslims are preparing to fulfil one of the pillars of their faith, hajj.

A construction crane collapsed on the largest mosque in the world, Masjid al-Haram. Dozens of people died, hundreds were injured. According to the CEO of RMC hajj operator Muslim Tour, none of the company's pilgrims were injured. According to him, one part of Russian pilgrims are in Medina while the rest of the pilgrims are still on their way to Saudi Arabia.

Chairman of Russia Muftis Council and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation, spiritual leader of Russia's Muslims mufti sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin prays for the pilgrims and expresses his deepest condolences to the relatives and close ones of the victims of this horrible tragedy.

"We ask Almighty Allah to grant the victims of this tragedy Paradise. In these days of atonement, we ask the Creator to give strength to the relatives of the pilgrims to endure the loss of their close ones."

Verily, we belong to Allah and to Him is our return.

RMC press service