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Collapse prompts Moroccan examination of old mosques

King Mohammed of Morocco has ordered structural examinations of all the country's ancient mosques after a minaret collapsed, killing 41 people.

The centuries-old minaret fell as hundreds of worshippers were attending Friday prayers at a mosque in the central city of Meknes.

Rescue workers recovered the last body from the rubble on Saturday.

There has been public criticism of the apparent lack of maintenance of the minaret.
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