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MINA: At least 150 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Makkah, where some two million people are performing Haj, Saudi Arabia's civil defence directorate reported.
Rescue operations are under way, the civil defence service said on Twitter.
An emergency has been declared in all nearby hospitals.
The Haj pilgrimage was undeterred by a crane collapse in Makkah earlier this month that killed 109 people and injured near Islam's holiest site.
Previously marred by stampedes and fires that killed hundreds, Haj had been largely incident-free for the past decade after safety improvements.
─ This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1209084/at-least-150-killed-390-injured-in-haj-stampede-at-mina
Rescue operations are under way, the civil defence service said on Twitter.
An emergency has been declared in all nearby hospitals.
The Haj pilgrimage was undeterred by a crane collapse in Makkah earlier this month that killed 109 people and injured near Islam's holiest site.
Previously marred by stampedes and fires that killed hundreds, Haj had been largely incident-free for the past decade after safety improvements.
─ This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1209084/at-least-150-killed-390-injured-in-haj-stampede-at-mina

