Saudi Arabia suspends Binladin group from taking on new projects after crane collapse in Mecca

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Saudi Arabia has suspended the Saudi Binladin group from taking on new projects, just days after a deadly crane collapse in Mecca.
Saudis probe deadly Mecca crane collapse

A statement by the Saudi government on Tuesday said the company's operations had been stopped until a review of all their work had been completed.

The Saudi Binladin group is one of the region's largest construction firms with contracts across the country.

Initial investigations by Saudi authorities suggested a "balance issue" in the crane and bad weather contributed to the tragedy that left at least 107 people dead and hundreds more injured at Islam's holiest site immediately prior to the start of the Hajj.
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The SBG was founded in 1931 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Laden Sayyid, whose relationship with the country's founder, Abdel Aziz al Saud, led to important government contracts such as refurbishing the mosques at Mecca and Medina. Mohammed, who overall had 22 wives (including ex-wives) and 53 children, is also the father of Osama bin Laden

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