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Why Mina tragedy recur?

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - During this years (2015) hajj season, the stampede tragedy occurred in Mina, Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning (Sept 24) which killed more than 700 pilgrims. Unofficial death...

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Mecca stampede kills at least 310 during annual Haj pilgrimage

At least 310 people have been killed in a stampede at Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage. A civil defence authority said on...

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Mecca: More than 700 pilgrims die in worst hajj disaster for 25 years

At least 717 people have been crushed to death in a stampede outside Mecca and more than 850 injured in the deadliest disaster on the annual hajj pilgrimage in a quarter of a century. Panic broke out...

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Saudi Arabia: Stampede at hajj kills 717 pilgrims

A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual haj pilgrimage...

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Hajj stampede: 5 things you need to know

(CNN)The Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage, has been beset by disasters since the 1980s, leaving thousands dead and more injured. This year has been particularly deadly, despite attempts by the...

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Witnesses blame Saudi officials for hajj horror

Witnesses to a stampede that left more than 700 people dead at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Saudi authorities and said they were afraid to continue the rituals. The worst tragedy in 25...

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Mecca stampede: Deadly Haj crush feeds into old Middle East rivalries

Washington: The death toll is still climbing after a horrifying stampede in the environs of Mecca, site of the annual Haj, the holiest pilgrimage in Islam. More than 700 pilgrims were crushed to death...

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Hajj stampede: witnesses blame Saudi officials and police as King Salman...

Some pilgrims say they are afraid to continue the ritual stoning of the devil amid complaints of inexperienced police and a lack of organisation...

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Horrific stampede at hajj in Saudi Arabia kills 717 pilgrims

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to...

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Stampede at hajj in Saudi Arabia kills 717 pilgrims

MINA, Saudi Arabia — A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the...

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Saudi Arabia: At least 717 pilgrims dead in hajj stampede

MINA, Saudi Arabia - A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the...

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Haj stampede beyond human control, says top Saudi cleric

Mina: Saudi Arabia's top religious leader says the stampede, which killed 717 pilgrims, was beyond human control, official media reported on Saturday, the final day of this year's haj. The stampede was...

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Security boosted as hajj ends in Saudi

Mina, September 26 Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces on Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedies that killed more than 800 people....

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Saudi Arabia urged to improve safety at Mecca after fatal hajj stampede

Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blames government for disaster that left more than 700 pilgrims dead as investigation begins...

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Stampede at haj kills 717 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

MINA (Saudi Arabia): A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more on Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike...

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Saudi Arabian Hajj stampede death toll tops 1,100

More to this story Saudi Arabia orders probe into deadly Hajj stampede The death toll from Thursday's stampede during a Hajj ritual outside of Mecca has exceeded more than 1,100, a Saudi Arabian...

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More than 310 killed in crush during hajj outside Mecca

At least 310 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil...

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More than 310 killed in crush during haj outside Mecca

At least 310 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil...

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More than 220 killed in crush during haj outside Mecca

At least 220 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil...

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Hajj stampede: Saudis face growing criticism over deaths

Iran has led growing criticism of Saudi Arabia after at least 717 people died and 863 were injured in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca on Thursday. Iran's Supreme National Security Council...

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