TEHRAN – Saudi Arabia has paid compensation to families of the Iranian nationals killed in the collapse of a crane in the holy city of Mecca in 2015, director of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization announced on Monday.

The Saudi officials have announced that they have paid compensation for the death of the Iranian pilgrims in the crane crash through the kingdom’s office at the United Nations, Alireza Rashidian said, Tasnim reported.
 
Rashidian added that the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has taken measures to make sure that families of the victims will receive their checks.

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