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Stoning The Devil: Hajj Concludes As Muslim Pilgrims Perform Last Ritual
Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
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Hajj Disasters: Stampedes, Infernos And A Bloody Siege
The hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has in recent decades been plagued by deadly disasters, from stampedes to terror attacks.
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Now An Algorithm That Can Control The Entire Kumbh, Thanks To IIT Madras
Scientists at IIT Madras have developed an algorithm that can help manage dense crowds using minimal manpower, and prevent deadly stampedes in massive public gatherings like the Kumbh Mela and the Hajj.
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'Got On A Body To Reach Roof': Memories Of Stampede As Hajj Climax Begins
As pilgrims from around the world symbolically stoned the devil on Monday in the last major rite of the hajj, the memory of a deadly stampede during last year's stoning ritual remains all too real for Kassoum Kouanda.
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Hajj Pilgrims Reach Site Of Deadly Stampede
Muslim pilgrims reached Mina on Monday for the ritual stoning of the devil, the last major rite of the annual hajj and the scene of a devastating stampede last year.
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Hajj At High Point A Year After Deadly Stampede
The hajj reached its high point Sunday when Muslims from across the world converged on a stoney hill in Saudi Arabia, a year after the worst tragedy in the pilgrimage's history.
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Nearly 2 Million In Saudi For The Annual Hajj
Close to two million pilgrims have converged on western Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj where new measures aim to prevent a recurrence of last year's stampede which killed around 2,300.
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Haj Pilgrims Get ID Bracelets To Prevent 2015 Stampede Repeat
Saudi Arabia has begun issuing haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.
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Saudi Arabia Still Reviewing Hajj Stampede: Minister
Saudi authorities are still reviewing a deadly stampede which struck last year's hajj pilgrimage, the minister of hajj and umra said on Tuesday.
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Hajj Stampede Death Toll Tops 2,100: Foreign Figures
The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.
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Saudi Hajj Stampede Probe Continuing: Reports
A Saudi investigation into the worst disaster in the history of the hajj pilgrimage is yet to end, official media reported today, more than three weeks after a stampede killed 1,791 people.
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Ivory Coast Declares Hajj Tragedy Mourning as Toll Climbs to 52
Ivory Coast Saturday announced a day of mourning for victims of last month's stampede at the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, as the African nation's death toll in the tragedy rose to 52.
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First Iran Hajj Dead Flown Home 9 Days After Stampede
The first bodies of Iranians killed in a stampede at the hajj arrived home from Saudi Arabia Saturday after a controversial nine-day delay and questions over the final death toll.
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Iran Nearly Doubles its Death Toll From Hajj Stampede
Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from last week's hajj stampede, saying there was no hope of finding pilgrims missing after the tragedy.
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Iran Raises Its Hajj Stampede Death Toll to 226
A total of 226 Iranian pilgrims were killed in last week's hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia, authorities in Tehran said on Monday, raising the toll from 169.
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Stoning The Devil: Hajj Concludes As Muslim Pilgrims Perform Last Ritual
Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
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Hajj Disasters: Stampedes, Infernos And A Bloody Siege
The hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has in recent decades been plagued by deadly disasters, from stampedes to terror attacks.
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Now An Algorithm That Can Control The Entire Kumbh, Thanks To IIT Madras
Scientists at IIT Madras have developed an algorithm that can help manage dense crowds using minimal manpower, and prevent deadly stampedes in massive public gatherings like the Kumbh Mela and the Hajj.
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'Got On A Body To Reach Roof': Memories Of Stampede As Hajj Climax Begins
As pilgrims from around the world symbolically stoned the devil on Monday in the last major rite of the hajj, the memory of a deadly stampede during last year's stoning ritual remains all too real for Kassoum Kouanda.
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Hajj Pilgrims Reach Site Of Deadly Stampede
Muslim pilgrims reached Mina on Monday for the ritual stoning of the devil, the last major rite of the annual hajj and the scene of a devastating stampede last year.
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Hajj At High Point A Year After Deadly Stampede
The hajj reached its high point Sunday when Muslims from across the world converged on a stoney hill in Saudi Arabia, a year after the worst tragedy in the pilgrimage's history.
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Nearly 2 Million In Saudi For The Annual Hajj
Close to two million pilgrims have converged on western Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj where new measures aim to prevent a recurrence of last year's stampede which killed around 2,300.
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Haj Pilgrims Get ID Bracelets To Prevent 2015 Stampede Repeat
Saudi Arabia has begun issuing haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.
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Saudi Arabia Still Reviewing Hajj Stampede: Minister
Saudi authorities are still reviewing a deadly stampede which struck last year's hajj pilgrimage, the minister of hajj and umra said on Tuesday.
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Hajj Stampede Death Toll Tops 2,100: Foreign Figures
The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.
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Saudi Hajj Stampede Probe Continuing: Reports
A Saudi investigation into the worst disaster in the history of the hajj pilgrimage is yet to end, official media reported today, more than three weeks after a stampede killed 1,791 people.
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Ivory Coast Declares Hajj Tragedy Mourning as Toll Climbs to 52
Ivory Coast Saturday announced a day of mourning for victims of last month's stampede at the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, as the African nation's death toll in the tragedy rose to 52.
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First Iran Hajj Dead Flown Home 9 Days After Stampede
The first bodies of Iranians killed in a stampede at the hajj arrived home from Saudi Arabia Saturday after a controversial nine-day delay and questions over the final death toll.
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Iran Nearly Doubles its Death Toll From Hajj Stampede
Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from last week's hajj stampede, saying there was no hope of finding pilgrims missing after the tragedy.
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Iran Raises Its Hajj Stampede Death Toll to 226
A total of 226 Iranian pilgrims were killed in last week's hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia, authorities in Tehran said on Monday, raising the toll from 169.
