In a quick reaction after the Grand Mosque crane crash tragedy in Makkah, the Saudi King Salman suspended Binladen Group on Tuesday, September 15, from new contracts, barring its board members and senior executive from travel.
\nThe investigative commission had concluded that the company \u201cwas in part responsible\u201d for Friday\u2019s tragedy, which killed at least 107 people and injured almost 400, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported.
\nThe tragic incident came about an hour after it tweeted that Makkah was \u201cwitnessing medium to heavy rains,\u201d with some pictures circulating on social media showing lightning.
\nPhotos sent by Twitter from the scene show numerous blood-covered bodies strewn on a marble floor under the arm of a large crane.
\nThe company had not \u201crespected the norms of safety\u201d at the site, the official Saudi Press Agency said.
\nIn the first reaction after investigation report, King Salman suspended the huge group from new contracts or entering new bids.
\nMoreover, he ordered the finance ministry to review its existing projects, the royal court said on Monday.
\nThe suspension would remain in force until the investigation is complete and until all legal cases are settled.
\nBinladen Group, one of the biggest construction firms in Saudi Arabia, handles major projects in the kingdom including the $7.2 billion expansion of King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah and much of the Grand Mosque.
\nThe group was established in 1931, five years after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded.
\nThe company had been carrying expansion work at the Grand Mosque for long decades.
\nThe accident occurred as the kingdom prepared to welcome 3 million people to the Muslim holy city for the annual pilgrimage that begins September 21.<\/p>\n
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