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Stampede at Mecca Hajj kills hundreds and shocks Saudi rulers
A crushing stampede at Mina near Mecca during the Hajj killed 717 and injured 805 as about 2 million pilgrims gathered for Eid al Adha. Rescue teams of roughly 4,000 treated the injured while relatives searched for loved ones on social media.
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Cairo
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Mina
Lotty
Associated Press
Roger Hughes
University of Melbourne
Teuters