Local Editor
At least 717 people are killed and nearly 805 others are injured in a crush during Hajj pilgrimage rituals outside Mecca, Saudi media say.
Saudi Arabia’s al-Ekhbariya television channel reported the casualty figures on Thursday, citing civil defense officials. The incident took place in Mina as people were participating in the symbolic stoning of Satan. Some two million people are currently in Mecca for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
This comes days after a massive construction crane collapsed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque, killing more than 100 people and leaving over 200 others wounded.
