Kenyan killed in Mecca crane crash as more pilgrims flock city

Some of the Muslims say prayers at the Moi International Airport before they left Mombasa as the first batch of Kenyan Muslim pilgrims headed for Jeddah enroute the Holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for their annual Hajj pilgrimage, September 08, 2015. At least sixty-one Muslims left the country for the annual Hajj Pilgrimage. (PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD)

MECCA: An elderly Kenyan man is among the 107 pilgrims killed after a crane crashed into the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Friday.

Aden Hassan Alio in his late 70s died hours after being crushed by debris from a section of a building that was damaged by a falling crane. Three other victims believed to be men are nursing broken limbs at Zaher Hospital in Mecca.