Watch: Moment a crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque

A towering construction crane toppled over and crashed into the Grand Mosque during a violent rainstorm in Mecca, Islam's holiest site. Saudi authorities said at least 107 people were killed and 238 injured, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage. Ahmed bin Mohammad al-Mansoori, spokesperson for the two holy mosques, was quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency as saying part of a crane collapsed at 5:10pm (1410 GMT) "as a result of strong winds and heavy rains." Pictures of the incident on Twitter showed bloodied bodies strewn across a courtyard where the top part of the crane, which appeared to have bent or snapped, had crashed into the building which is several storeys high. A video on YouTube showed people screaming and rushing around right after a massive crash was heard and as fog engulfed the city.