Panic ensued when a few pilgrims fell on a bridge, and others tried to escape ... but "caution isn't stronger than fate," Saudi Hajj Minister Iyad Madani said. The tragedy marked the worst ...
In 2001, 35 people died in a stampede during the devil stoning ritual, while in 1998, some 180 died. In the worst Hajj-related disaster, 1,426 people died in 1990 during a stampede in a tunnel ...
Just six days after opening to the public, a rumor quickly spread that the Brooklyn Bridge was about to collapse. A stampede ...
"Indeed, there have been stampede and deaths during Hajj too, over the years," he said in a detailed post on X. "After a 2015 stampede, the Saudi govt tightened the rules significantly, strictly ...
After one of the most deadly Hajj stampedes in recent history Saudi Arabia needs to reconsider how it regulates the safety of pilgrims Before the stampede ... and on the bridge that leads to ...
(Photo: AFP) Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the Saudi Arabian Government and the Muslim community following the stampede in Mecca that claimed over 400 hajj ...