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Stampede at haj kills 717 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

Stampede at haj kills 717 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

MINA (Saudi Arabia): A horrific stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more on Thursday on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual haj pilgrimage in more than two decades. At least 863 pilgrims were injured in the crush, said the Saudi civil defence […]