Stampede- UPDATE
It now appears to be 345 dead in the stampede, according Saudi officials. If comfirmed, this is the largest amount of cassualties since 1990, when 1426 pilgrims died in a tunnel in Mecca. Here is a timeline over earlier casualtities during the Hajj.
Hajj, Stampede
Hajj, Stampede
2 Comments:
Terrible news. Why does this have to happen - every year? :-(
Well I guess there must be some truth to that old saying that those on mass Hajjes shouldn't throw stones.
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