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Jan 9, 2018 · I. Chain Reaction. Just after nine A.M. on September 24, 2015, during the annual Muslim pilgrimage known as the hajj, an accident occurred near the holy city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, that...
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24 September:At least 310 are killed and hundreds injured in a stampede in Mina, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca. 11 September:In the lead-up to hajj, at least 107 people are killed and nearly 400 wounded when a crane collapses in bad weather, crashing on to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam’s holiest site.
12 January: More than 360 pilgrims are killed in a stampede in Mina,, where pilgrims carry out a symbolic stoning of the devil by throwing pebbles against three stone walls. The day before the hajj begins, an eight-storey building being used as a hostel near the Grand Mosque in Mecca collapsed, killing at least 73 people. 6 January:76 people die wh...
1 February:A crush of pilgrims at Mina kills about 250 pilgrims and injures hundreds on the final day of the hajj ceremonies.
5 March: A stampede at Mina during the final day of the pilgrimage ceremonies kills 35 hajj pilgrims.
15 April:343 pilgrims are killed in a fire at the tent city of Mina as the blaze is aided by high winds. More than 1,500 are injured.
24 May:270 pilgrims are killed in a stampede during the stoning ritual at Mina, an incident authorities attribute to record numbers of pilgrims at the site.
2 July:A huge stampede occurs in a tunnel at Mina after a failure in its ventilation system kills 1,426 pilgrims, mainly from Asia.
10 July:A twin attack on the outside of the Grand Mosque kills one and wounds 16. Sixteen Kuwaiti Shias are found guilty of the crime and executed weeks later.
31 July:Saudi security forces suppress an unauthorised protest held by Iranian pilgrims. More than 400 people, including 275 Iranians are killed, according to an official toll.
20 November:Hundreds of gunmen opposed to the Saudi government barricade themselves inside the Grand Mosque, taking dozens of pilgrims hostage. The official toll of the assault and subsequent fighting is 153 people dead and 560 wounded.
Sep 6, 2016 · It was Sept. 24, 2015, the third morning of the hajj, the annual five-day pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, by millions of Muslims from around the world. By some estimates, it was the...
Sep 24, 2015 · September 24, 2015. • 6 min read. More than 700 people were crushed to death Thursday in a stampede just outside Mecca during the Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that has...
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Sep 25, 2015 · A stampede at one of the last rituals of the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, has killed more than 700 people and injured hundreds in Saudi Arabia.
Violence against Hindusin independent India. The Godhra train burning occurred on the morning of 27 February 2002: 59 Hindu pilgrims and karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were killed in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express near the Godhra railway station in the Indian state of Gujarat. [1] The cause of the fire remains disputed.
Sep 24, 2015 · At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say. Another 863 people were injured...
