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title: "Stampede In Hajj: At Least 220 Dead, 400 Injured"
date: "2015-09-24 12:13:01"
author: "DHA"
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# Stampede In Hajj: At Least 220 Dead, 400 Injured
\- Saudi Arabia’s civil defense announced that 220 pilgrims have died while at least 400 others were injured, after a stampede broke out in the tent city of Mina, reported Al Arabiya News on Sep. 24.
“Rescue operations are currently under way”, the service announced via Twitter, following the stampede in Mina near Mecca.
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims were taking part in the 'stoning of the devil', last major rite of the Hajj pilgrimage.
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