Hundreds of people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede near Mecca in Saudi Arabia on the third day of the hajj pilgrimage. The death toll continues to rise:
UPDATE: Number of #Mecca stampede victims rises to 717 dead, 805 injured http://t.co/Yedd2eymd3 pic.twitter.com/U6FbOYPJyP
— RT (@RT_com) September 24, 2015
#BREAKING: More than 700 pilgrims dead, 800 injured in #Hajj stampede near #Mecca http://t.co/T0zPzgBBHq pic.twitter.com/By4tb1zq8T
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 24, 2015
According to reports, authorities are still unclear about what triggered the stampede.
BREAKING: Saudi authorities say death toll from stampede at hajj pilgrimage rises to 453.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 24, 2015
MORE: In addition to the 453 killed, Saudi officials say at least 719 people were injured in Hajj stampede: http://t.co/8uWdSLV3V1
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 24, 2015
The deadly stampede occurred three miles from #Mecca, Islam’s holiest city: http://t.co/Xi1JpNrsqY pic.twitter.com/Lc9phZdraw
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 24, 2015
DEVELOPING: Death toll in Saudi Arabia pilgrimage crush rises to 310 near #Mecca; at least 450 others hurthttps://t.co/bge3sHTWNm
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) September 24, 2015
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