|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/24/middleeast/stampede-hajj-pilgrimage/
Stampede Kills More than 450 at Hajj Pilgrimage Near Mecca
(CNN) Faith Karimi and Schams Elwazer - A stampede during the "stoning the devil" ritual of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia has killed more than 450 people and left 719 others wounded. Hundreds have been killed in past years during the same ceremony. In 2006, a stampede there killed at least 363 people.