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Haj crush claims hundreds of lives: Saudi civil defence

Published: 24 Sep 2015 - 11:49 am | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 03:29 am
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DUBAI: The death toll from a crush of pilgrims on Thursday during Haj in Saudi Arabia has risen to 220, the Saudi civil defence said.
It said that 450 other people had been injured in the crush caused by large numbers of people pushing at Mina, outside the holy city of Makkah.
Reuters

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