Mecca stampede: Hundreds killed during Haj pilgrimage
Date: September 24, 2015 - 10:58PM

Mina, Saudi Arabia: At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some 2 million people are performing the annual Haj pilgrimage, Saudi authorities said.

At least 805 others were injured in the stampede, which took place on Street 204 of the camp city at Mina, a few kilometres east of Mecca, where pilgrims stay for several days during the climax of the Haj.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/hundreds-pilgrims-reported-killed-in-stampede-near-mecca-during-haj-pilgrimage-20150924-gjufgd.html




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