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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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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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18 Injured In Mecca Stampede: Saudi Media
Eighteen pilgrims have been injured in a stampede near Islam's holiest site, Saudi media reported today, as the kingdom continues to review safety after a deadly crush during last year's hajj.
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Iran President Hassan Rouhani to Join Repatriation Ceremony for Haj Dead
President Hassan Rouhani will fly home early from New York to attend a repatriation ceremony in Tehran on Tuesday for Iranian pilgrims killed in the stampede at the Haj, his office said.
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A Stampede Survivor's Tale: 'I Was Pinned Down'
Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim's garment after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769 people.
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Haj Death Toll Rises to 769, Iran Denounces 'Crime'
The death toll in a crush at the annual haj pilgrimage outside Mecca rose to 769, Saudi Arabia said on Saturday, as arch-rival Iran said Saudi officials should be tried in an international court for what it called a crime.
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'We Can't Find Him', Lament of Pilgrims After Haj Disaster
"We can't find him" was the lament of anxious relatives and friends Saturday as they scoured hospital wards and the morgue, two days after the disaster at the haj.
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Government Compensates Family of Mecca Crane Crash Victims
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today handed over Rs 6 lakhs to the family members of a couple from the state who died in the recent accident during Haj pilgrimage at Mecca.
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Saudi Arabia Blames Winds for Deadly Crane Collapse, Opens Investigation
Saudi Arabia today said that stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam's holiest shrines in Mecca and killed 107 people yesterday.
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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.
-
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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18 Injured In Mecca Stampede: Saudi Media
Eighteen pilgrims have been injured in a stampede near Islam's holiest site, Saudi media reported today, as the kingdom continues to review safety after a deadly crush during last year's hajj.
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Iran President Hassan Rouhani to Join Repatriation Ceremony for Haj Dead
President Hassan Rouhani will fly home early from New York to attend a repatriation ceremony in Tehran on Tuesday for Iranian pilgrims killed in the stampede at the Haj, his office said.
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A Stampede Survivor's Tale: 'I Was Pinned Down'
Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim's garment after he was pinned under a man in the crush, which killed 769 people.
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Haj Death Toll Rises to 769, Iran Denounces 'Crime'
The death toll in a crush at the annual haj pilgrimage outside Mecca rose to 769, Saudi Arabia said on Saturday, as arch-rival Iran said Saudi officials should be tried in an international court for what it called a crime.
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'We Can't Find Him', Lament of Pilgrims After Haj Disaster
"We can't find him" was the lament of anxious relatives and friends Saturday as they scoured hospital wards and the morgue, two days after the disaster at the haj.
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Government Compensates Family of Mecca Crane Crash Victims
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today handed over Rs 6 lakhs to the family members of a couple from the state who died in the recent accident during Haj pilgrimage at Mecca.
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Saudi Arabia Blames Winds for Deadly Crane Collapse, Opens Investigation
Saudi Arabia today said that stormy winds knocked over the crane which collapsed onto one of Islam's holiest shrines in Mecca and killed 107 people yesterday.
