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- The 2015 crane disaster killed 111 pilgrims
KUALA LUMPUR: 抖阴短视频 has compensated the families of Malaysian pilgrims who were killed or injured while performing Hajj in 2015 when a crane crashed into the Grand Mosque in Makkah, killing a total of 111 pilgrims of various nationalities and injuring hundreds of others.
抖阴短视频鈥檚 Ambassador to Malaysia Mahmoud Hussein Saeed Qattan delivered the compensation payments to the Putrajaya Islamic Complex on Tuesday. Each family of the seven Malaysians who lost their lives in the accident received SR1 million ($267,000), while each of the three pilgrims injured was compensated with SR500,000 ($133,000). The compensation was paid personally by King Salman.
Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Mujahid Rawa and representatives from Tabung Haji 鈥� the Malaysian Hajj pilgrims fund board were present at Putrajaya when Qattan delivered the payments. Rawa expressed his gratitude to King Salman for 鈥渢he empathy and attention given to Malaysian pilgrims,鈥� adding, 鈥渨e are thankful for his kindness and generosity.鈥�
The families also received an additional $5,000 from Tabung Haji and $5,000 from a takaful protection scheme.