Saudi Arabia compensates Malaysian victims of Makkah crane collapse

Saudi Arabia 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.

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Malaysia Mahmoud Hussein Saeed Qattan delivered the compensation payments to the Putrajaya Islamic Complex.

Each family of the seven Malaysians who lost their lives in the accident received 267,000 dollars while each of the three pilgrims injured was compensated with 133,000 dollars.

“The compensation was paid personally by King Salman,” says Qattan

Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Mujahid Rawa and representatives from Tabung Haji — the Malaysian Hajj pilgrims fund board were present at Putrajaya when Qattan delivered the payments.

Rawa expressed his gratitude to King Salman for “the empathy and attention given to Malaysian pilgrim.

The families also received an additional 5,000 dollars from Tabung Haji and 5,000 dollars from a takaful protection scheme.