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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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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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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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Rouhani at UN Pushes for Probe of Saudi Haj Stampede
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday pressed calls for an investigation of the Saudi hajj stampede, in an address to the United Nations that highlighted Tehran's alarm over the tragedy.
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Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity With Muslims After Stampede
Pope Francis on Thursday used his first public remarks since arriving in New York to express solidarity with Muslims after a devastating stampede in Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Crown Prince Orders Probe Into Deadly Haj Stampede
Saudi Arabia's crown prince ordered an investigation into the stampede at the Haj pilgrimage that left more than 700 dead on Thursday, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
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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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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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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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Rouhani at UN Pushes for Probe of Saudi Haj Stampede
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday pressed calls for an investigation of the Saudi hajj stampede, in an address to the United Nations that highlighted Tehran's alarm over the tragedy.
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Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity With Muslims After Stampede
Pope Francis on Thursday used his first public remarks since arriving in New York to express solidarity with Muslims after a devastating stampede in Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Crown Prince Orders Probe Into Deadly Haj Stampede
Saudi Arabia's crown prince ordered an investigation into the stampede at the Haj pilgrimage that left more than 700 dead on Thursday, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
