King Mohammed of Morocco has ordered structural1 examinations of all the country's ancient mosques3 after a minaret4 collapsed6, killing7 41 people.
摩洛哥一座尖塔坍塌之后,国王默罕默德下令对国内所有的古清真寺进行结构检查。
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Funerals for the victims of the minaret collapse were held on Saturday
The centuries-old minaret(尖塔) fell as hundreds of worshippers were attending Friday prayers at a mosque2 in the central city of Meknes.
Rescue workers recovered the last body from the rubble8(碎石,碎砖) on Saturday.
There has been public criticism of the apparent lack of maintenance(维护,保持) of the minaret.
Following the urgent appraisal9(评价,评估) of old mosques ordered by King Mohammed, "the necessary measures will be taken", the interior ministry10 said in a statement on Saturday.
Earlier, the king had ordered the reconstruction11 of the Meknes minaret "keeping to its original form."
The government is investigating the cause of Friday's collapse. Meknes is on Unesco's world heritage(遗产) list.