Al Badr | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 21°23′33″N 39°50′26″E / 21.39250°N 39.84056°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Makkah Province |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Al Badr is a village in Mecca Province, in western Saudi Arabia.[1] 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.[2]
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Geonames database entry. (search) Accessed 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Electrical fire at Saudi wedding kills 25". BBC News. 31 October 2012.