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Foreign Secretary offers condolences after accident in Mecca

Foreign Secretary responds to crane collapse at the Grand Mosque in Mecca

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Philip Hammond
• Published: 12 September 2015

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said:

I’m shocked and saddened to hear of the accident in Mecca involving a large number of fatalities amongst those attending the Hajj. My thoughts are with the families of those affected.

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Published 12 September 2015