British siblings survive Saudi crane collapse, perform hajj

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For two Muslim siblings from the city of Bradford in Britain, it was a lifelong dream that their father take them on the hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia — but when that dream came true, it brought tragedy and changed their lives forever.

For 21-year-old Marya Tabassum, the hajj was a promised reward after she graduated from college earlier this year with a degree in social work. She and her brother Mohammed Haroon Akhtar, 18, arrived in Mecca with their father on Sept. 10, less than two weeks ahead of the pilgrimage.

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