Death toll reaches to 717 in Saudi Arabia Hajj stampede

Posted on Sep 25 2015 - 11:30am by IBC News Bureau

The death toll in the Haj stampede in Mina during the stoning of Satan has reached 717, the Saudi civil defence said.

The pilgrims were killed while performing the annual Hajj pilgrimage at Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca.

It was the last day of the pilgrimage and it has traditionally been the most dangerous day of Hajj because vast numbers of pilgrims attempt to perform rituals at the same time in a single location.

Photos showed pilgrims lying on stretchers while emergency workers in high-visibility jackets lifted them into an ambulance.

It is the second tragedy at Mecca in a month.

Earlier on September 12, the crane collapse at Mecca’s Grand Mosque had killed more than 100 people.

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