Saudi authorities have raised the death toll to at least 107 following a construction crane collapse at Mecca's Grand Mosque. The country's civil defense authority tweeted early Saturday that 238 people were injured in Friday's accident. It occurred ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage later this month. Videos and photos posted by social media users showed a grisly scene, with police and onlookers attending to bloodied bodies on the polished mosque floors. The Grand Mosque--and the cube-shaped Kaaba within it--draw Muslims of all types from around the world throughout the year. However, numbers of religious pilgrims increase significantly in the run-up to the hajj.

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