Al Badr
Sign in to saveAl Badr is a village in Mecca Province, in western Saudi Arabia. An electrical fire at a wedding in the village killed 25 people in the courtyard of a home on October 31, 2012. 30 were injured in the blaze, which was believed to have been started by a high-voltage power line which fell, sparking, after being hit by celebratory gunfire.
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Place details
- Locality
- محافظة مكة المكرمة
- Region
- منطقة مكة المكرمة
- Country
- السعودية
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- بدر
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Located in
- Mecca Province
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Al Badr is a village in Mecca Province, in western Saudi Arabia. An electrical fire at a wedding in the village killed 25 people in the courtyard of a home on October 31, 2012. 30 were injured in the blaze, which was believed to have been started by a high-voltage power line which fell, sparking, after being hit by celebratory gunfire.
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