Incidents during the Hajj

Saudi and Iranian health ministers have agreed to repatriate Iranian pilgrims killed in last week's Hajj stampede, Saudi state media said, after Tehran threatened a "fierce" response over delays.
 
Tehran has accused Saudi of hindering its efforts to bring home the bodies of at least 239 Iranians who died in last week's tragedy near the Muslim holy city of Mecca.    

Saudi Arabia said Sept.29 the nearly 1,100 photos distributed to foreign diplomats to help identify nationals who have died in the hajj are from the entire pilgrimage and not just a disaster near Mecca.

It is wrong to assume the Saudi regime does not care about hajj security, that it does not use modern technology and leaves the business to fate; it is also wrong to clear the Saudis of all wrong and say, "Such things happen in every country."

After first pointing to an “act of God”, Saudi Arabia’s most senior Islamic figure said Thursday’s stampede, which killed more than 700 people at the annual Mecca pilgrimage to Mecca, was beyond human control.

Two days ago, yet another horrible disaster took place in Mecca, near Islam?s holiest shrine, the Kaaba, and during the holy week of the hajj, the pilgrimage. An astonishing number of 753 pilgrims were killed in a stampede that took place near the point where the devil is ritually stoned. At least some 800 pilgrims were also reportedly injured.

Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered review of the safety measures during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca after the deadly stampede on Thursday which claimed the lives of at least 717 people.

Another 863 people were injured in the incident which occurred in the neighbourhood of Mina as the last major ritual of the Hajj was taking place.

A stampede during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca has killed at least 717 people, SkyNews reported on Thursday afternoon, citing reports of Saudi authorities.

The number of injured people has exceeded 800.

The death toll from the stampede, which occurred earlier on Thursday during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca, has risen to at least 453 people.

Another 719 people have been injured in the incident, which took place in the neighbourhood of Mina as two million pilgrims were taking part in the last major ritual of the Hajj - the Stoning of the Devil.

At least 453 people were trampled to death and 719 injured in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the annual Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense Service reported. 220 ambulances and 4,000 rescue workers were deployed in the field for emergency treatment of the victims.

At least 220 people died and another 450 were injured on Thursday as a stampede occurred during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

The incident occurred at the neighbourhood of Mina, which is located five kilometres from Mecca.