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Mecca stampede kills at least 220 during annual Hajj pilgrimage

Authorities in Saudi Arabia say at least 220 people have been killed in a stampede at Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual Hajj pilgrimage. A...

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The Latest: Saudi king offers condolences over hajj tragedy

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- The latest developments from a crush of Muslim pilgrims on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that killed hundreds of people. --- 8 p.m. The Saudi...

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The Latest: Death toll in Saudi hajj tragedy reaches 719

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- The latest developments from a crush of Muslim pilgrims on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that killed hundreds of people. --- 10:10 p.m. The...

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As hajj nears, questions about deadly 2015 stampede remain

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Marching with thousands of other pilgrims at last year's hajj in Saudi Arabia, 23-year-old Sobia Noor of Pakistan felt the crowd get tighter and the air grow thicker...

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Saudi prince says kingdom will remain in charge of hajj after deadly stampede

Turki al-Faisal says pilgrimage is a “matter of sovereignty”, following accusations of mismanagement of the event...

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Over 700 killed in crush of hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Two giant waves of Muslim pilgrims collided at an intersection Thursday near a holy site in Saudi Arabia, and more than 700 people were crushed and trampled to death in the...

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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 hajj...

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Haj stampede: Saudi Arabia under pressure for answers

As the body count from the horrific Hajj stampede reached 719, the backlash started. Within hours, Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran had laid the blame for the deaths squarely on the heads of the...

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Hajj stampede: At least 717 killed in Saudi Arabia

At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say. Another 863 people were injured in the incident...

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Saudi Arabia accused of neglect over deadly disaster at hajj

Saudi Arabia faced new accusations of neglect Friday in the hajj disaster that killed over 700 people, the second tragedy at this year's pilgrimage overseen by the kingdom's rulers who base their...

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Iran blames Saudi Arabia for over 700 killed in hajj crush

Iran ratcheted up blame on archrival Saudi Arabia on Friday over the disaster at the hajj the previous day that killed more than 700 pilgrims, as Muslims solemnly resumed the final rites of the annual...

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I Survived a Hajj Stampede

Thursday’s killing of more than 700 is a tragic reminder of Saudi Arabia’s dangerous exploitation of the Muslim pilgrimage. I should know—my baby and I were once nearly crushed, too. It was 13 years...

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Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, explained for non-Muslims

At this moment, some 1.3 million people from 164 different countries are in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, performing the hajj, the Islamic religious pilgrimage — including, according to the US State Department,...

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Over 700 pilgrims die in Mecca crush

ReutersMINA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, in the worst disaster...

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In Iran, bitter denunciation of Saudis over latest hajj disaster

An outpouring of grief for the dead and indignation against Saudi Arabia’s leadership swept across Iran on Friday, a day after more than 700 pilgrims were killed and more than 800 injured in a crush...

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More than 700 pilgrims die in crush in worst haj disaster for 25 years

By Nidal al-Mughrabi MINA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - At least 717 pilgrims from around the world were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, in the...

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Witnesses blame Saudi officials for Haj horror

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

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More than 700 pilgrims die in the worst Hajj disaster in 25 years

At least 717 people have been killed in a crush at Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual hajj pilgrimage. A civil defence authority said at least...

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Hundreds Killed In Stampede Outside Mecca

MINA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 24 (Reuters) - 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...

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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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