February 21, 2010 11:43 AM

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Morocco king orders structural examinations of ancient mosques

<br/>King Mohammed of Morocco has ordered structural examinations of all the country's ancient mosques after a minaret collapsed, killing 41 people.<br/><br/>The centuries-old minaret fell as hundreds of worshippers were attending Friday prayers at a mosque in the central city of Meknes. There has been public criticism of the apparent lack of maintenance of the minaret. Meknes is on Unesco's world heritage list.

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