REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MECCA -- Most of hajj pilgrims who became victims of of the fall of crane in Masjidil Haram, Mecca, suffered head injuries and broken leg.
"The two pilgrims who died also suffered injuries in their head," said Indonesia Hajj Medical Center, Work Area of Mecca, Saturday (12/9), as reported by reporter of Republika, Ratna Puspita.
Earlier, Minister of Religious Affairs, Lukman Hakim Saifudin, already visited the victims in An Noor Hospital. He saw the pilgrims who were mostly injured in legs and head.
Lukman was also briefly embraced a pilgrim named Nurrudin, who injured in head and legs. "Don't lose your prayers," he said.
Lukman said Indonesian government was deeply grieved by the fall of the crane at Masjidil Haram. He also asked pilgrims' family in Indonesia not to worry, because the pilgrims who were injured have received treatment from doctors in hospitals owned by the Government of Saudi Arabia. Government will also give insurance to all victims.
Lukman also thanked the Arab Saudi government that has acted carefully. "Our pilgrims have been handled by a professional doctor," he added.