Stampede kills 310 at Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca

Stampede kills 310 at Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca
# 24 September 2015 12:10 (UTC +04:00)

Baku - APA. The stampede occurred during the ritual known as "stoning the devil" in the tent city of Mina, about two miles from Mecca.

"We have a stampede accident in Mina and civil defense is dealing with it," Interior Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said.

The latest death toll, according to the civil defense ministry, is 310 but the numbers have been climbing steadily throughout the day.

Officials deployed 4,000 workers and 220 ambulances and other vehicles to Mina to help with the disaster.

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