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Monday, September 28, 2015

Haj Stampede - Saudi Arabia releases photos of 1090 people killed

Saudi authorities have released photos of 1090 pilgrims who have died in Haj stampede

Saudi Health Minister Khaled al-Falih said the death toll from the stampede during Haj has risen to 769. He also told reporters the number of injured had risen to 934.

King Salman has ordered the formation of a committee to probe the incident during the five-day pilgrimage in which around two million people from more than 180 countries took part. From India, 1.5 lakh pilgrims performed Haj.

Haj is one of the five pillars of Islam that should be performed at least once in a lifetime by every Muslim who is financially and physically capable

Note
The stampede broke out on Thursday Sep 24,2015 after two massive lines of pilgrims converged on each other from different directions at an intersection close to the five-storey Jamarat Bridge in Mina for symbolic stoning of the devil

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