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Stoning ritual: 310 killed, over 500 injured in stampede at Mecca
By: Tupaki Desk | 24 Sep 2015 10:46 AM GMT
Just few days after a crane mishap another unfortunate incident has taken place in holy city of Mecca. It was a gory dance of death at the holy city of Mecca on Thursday after a Stampede was happened.310 people were killed and 450 hurt in a stampede of pilgrims today during the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia. Rescue operations were under way after the stampede in Mina near Mecca
The stampede happened at the entrance of the Jamarat bridge. The fatal incident happened during the devil-stoning ritual in which Muslim pilgrims fling pebbles at three walls in Mina.
Today is the last day of the Haj pilgrimage. The holy place for Muslims accommodated around 20-30 lakh pilgrims. This is not the first time these type of tragedies occurred several times in the past in Mecca.
In 2004Stampede kills 244 pilgrims and in 2006, 360 pilgrims killed in a stampede at the desert plain near Mecca during the stoning ritual.
The stampede happened at the entrance of the Jamarat bridge. The fatal incident happened during the devil-stoning ritual in which Muslim pilgrims fling pebbles at three walls in Mina.
Today is the last day of the Haj pilgrimage. The holy place for Muslims accommodated around 20-30 lakh pilgrims. This is not the first time these type of tragedies occurred several times in the past in Mecca.
In 2004Stampede kills 244 pilgrims and in 2006, 360 pilgrims killed in a stampede at the desert plain near Mecca during the stoning ritual.
