Morocco: 16 killed in Mosque collapse

  1. Posted on Sunday 21 February 2010 - 17:30
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    Kingsley Kobo, AfricaNews reporter in Accra, Ghana
    A mosque minaret has collapsed in Morocco, killing at least 16 people and injuring close to 40 worshippers. State news agency MAP confirmed the incident which took place in the town of Meknes, 140 km (80 miles) southwest of Rabat, but put provisional toll at 11 deaths and 50 injured.
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    According to a local witness quoted by Reuters, some 300 worshippers gathered inside the Lalla Khenata mosque for the Friday afternoon mass prayers. The minaret went down during the imam’s sermon.

    About 80 people were reportedly trapped under the rubble. Soldiers and rescuers were working all evening to reach them.

    The mosque is a four-century old building.

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