At least 717 people have been killed and nearly
863 others injured in a crush during Hajj
pilgrimage rituals outside Mecca.
According to Saudi disaster officials, the incident
occurred in Mina, near Mecca, at 9 am local time
(0600 GMT) after two large masses of pilgrims
coming down streets 204 and 223 fused together.
The incident took place as people were heading
to participate in the symbolic stoning of Satan.
Over 220 ambulances and 4,000 rescue workers
have reportedly been sent to the location.
“Work is underway to separate large groups of
people and direct pilgrims to alternative routes,”
the Saudi Civil Defense said.
Saudi blames pilgrims for tragedy
Saudi Arabia's health minister blamed the
pilgrims for the deadly incident, saying the
tragedy would not have happened if they "had
followed instructions."
"Many pilgrims move without respecting the
timetables" established by authorities, Khaled al-
Falih said, adding that this is the "principal
reason for this type of accident," El-Ekhbariya
television reported.
"If the pilgrims had followed instructions, this
type of accident could have been avoided," he
said.
‘Iranians among the dead’
Meanwhile, Sa’eed Ohadi, the head of Iran’s Hajj
and Pilgrimage Organization, has said that at
least 43 Iranians have been killed and 60 others
wounded in the crush, according to ISNA.
Separately, an Iranian deputy foreign minister has
announced that a special commission has been
set up by the Islamic Republic to follow up on the
case of the Iranian pilgrims in Mina.
‘Saudi authorities responsible’
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s deputy foreign
minister for Arab and African affairs, said the
Iranian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, the Consulate
and all other relevant organizations are actively
working to determine the fate of the Iranian
victims of the Thursday incident.
Amir-Abdollahian held the Saudi authorities
responsible for the deadly incident, and said they
should promptly act to manage the crisis.
“The imprudence on the part of relevant Saudi
authorities to provide security for the pilgrims
cannot be overlooked,” he said.
Some two million people are currently in Mecca
for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
Some 360 pilgrims lost their lives during the same
ritual in Mina back in January 2006
This comes days after a massive construction
crane collapsed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque,
killing more than 100 people and leaving over 200
others wounded.

Separately, on September 21, a fire at a 15-story
hotel in Mecca forced the evacuation of some
1,500 people. A fire also broke out at another
hotel in the city days earlier, which left a number
of foreigners injured.

www.presstv.com/Detail/2015/09/24/430513/Saudi-Arabia-stampede

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why? why?? why

Death everywhere. Even chicken's life is more valuable in Islam than humans'.
What an irony.

Ok

God have mercy.

Hmm, it is well !!!!

Those mofos keep dying year in year out,morafucking religion of peace.

Sacrifice

Giyerte:
At least 150 pilgrims were killed in a crush at
Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca,
where some two million people are performing
the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's al-
Ekhbariya television reported.


The incident took place in Mina as people were
participating in the symbolic stoning of Satan.

More update coming soon.


www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/pilgrims-killed-hajj-stampede-mina-mecca-150924082302232.html

The incident took place in Mina as the people were participating in the symbolic stoning of Satan?

And 150 died, over 400 injured

Hmm



Satan have been stoned by Muslims for over 1400yrs and yet the opposite keeps happening.

What an irony !!!

May the souls of the dead rest in peace and the injured recover quick.

You mean every year they go and stone satan? Does satan have like an office there or something?

Satan symbolically lives in kabba, mecca, hence muslim pilgrims have to keep stoning satan. But you know what, satan refused to leave kabba.

Same stuff every year Na wa ooo!

Ooooh again. May God help to put a permanent stop to all these mishaps. God is good at all times.

Where dem see satan way dem dey stone ? Na human beings be satan if dem no no .