Moroccan mosque minaret collapses, kills 2

A four centuries-old mosque minaret collapsed in Morocco on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 40 worshippers, hospital officials and eyewitnesses said.

Up to 80 people were trapped under the rubble and soldiers were working to reach them, said Khaled Rahmouni, a resident in the town of Meknes where the mosque collapsed. "About 300 worshippers gathered inside the mosque for the Friday afternoon mass prayers. When the imam (preacher) was about to start his sermon, the minaret went down," he told Reuters by telephone. (Reuters)