This shows that when there are too many people trying to get to one spot, terrible accidents like this happen. Saudi officials are really going to have to restrict access to prevent this from happening again.
Death toll from Saudi hajj stampede now at least 2,411, three times the number reported by kingdom
Published December 10, 2015
Associated Press
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The September stampede during the hajj in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,411 pilgrims, a new Associated Press count shows, three times the number of deaths acknowledged by the kingdom three months later.
The AP figures establish the Sept. 24 crush at Mina as the deadliest in the history of the annual pilgrimage. It occurred just weeks after a fatal crane collapse in Mecca.
Saudi Arabia rebuffed criticism from its regional Shiite rival Iran and efforts by other countries to join a probe into the deaths. And while King Salman ordered an investigation into the tragedy almost immediately, few details have been made public since.
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Death toll from Saudi hajj stampede now at least 2,411, three times the number reported by kingdom
Death toll from Saudi hajj stampede now at least 2,411, three times the number reported by kingdom
Published December 10, 2015
Associated Press
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The September stampede during the hajj in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,411 pilgrims, a new Associated Press count shows, three times the number of deaths acknowledged by the kingdom three months later.
The AP figures establish the Sept. 24 crush at Mina as the deadliest in the history of the annual pilgrimage. It occurred just weeks after a fatal crane collapse in Mecca.
Saudi Arabia rebuffed criticism from its regional Shiite rival Iran and efforts by other countries to join a probe into the deaths. And while King Salman ordered an investigation into the tragedy almost immediately, few details have been made public since.
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Death toll from Saudi hajj stampede now at least 2,411, three times the number reported by kingdom