Camilla Soldati

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What happened in Mina, in the stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca

What happened in Mina, in the stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca

Hundreds of people have died in a stampede on Thursday 24 September, during the Islamic pilgrimage, the Hajj, to the holy city of Mecca. The incident took place in the morning, around 9 (local time), in Mina, a small town five kilometres from Mecca, Saud Arabia.     717 people died and at least 863 were