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[Warning: Distressing scenes] Mecca Stampede: 800 killed, hundreds injured at Hajj pilgrimage
- Published_at:2015-09-24
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:AU
- tags: Hajj (Religious Practice) Top Islam (Religion) Hajj stampede Saudi Arabia Pilgrimage (Literature Subject) hajj pilgrimage Mecca
- description: According to the authorities in Saudi Arabia have been at least 150 people were killed in the crush in Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca Almkrotcol authorities in Saudi Arabia have been at least 150 people were killed in the crush in Mina, outside Mecca, where two million people are performing and pilgrimage. c annual pilgrimage He said civil defense offiials hundreds more were injured. There was a stampede during the hajj at least six previous occasions, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of pilgrims. In 1990, more than 1,400 have died in a stampede inside a tunnel. It is a religious duty for Muslims who are able to work to complete the pilgrimage - one of the five pillars of Islam - once at least. The purpose of this ritual to participate in the pilgrimage to cleanse the soul and strengthen the bonds of brothers and sisters in Islam. The pilgrims this year, undeterred by the collapse of the crane building in Mecca earlier this month, which killed more than 100 people and injured at least 200. The investigation was opened to determine the cause of collapse amid allegations in the race are ignored the necessary guarantees for the completion of developments surrounding the Holy Mosque. Among the projects under construction is 10,000 hotel beds. In the past week, it was evacuated more than 1,000 pilgrims from Mecca in the hotel in the early hours of the morning after the outbreak of Hariq.mh, where two million people and performing the annual pilgrimage pilgrimage.c He said civil defense offiials hundreds more were injured.
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