Saudi Prince caused Hajj stampede?
While Saudi Arabia on Friday suggested pilgrims failing to follow crowd control rules bore some blame for the stampede that claimed more than 700 lives, a report has blamed convoy of the son of the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for the tragedy.
Sep 25, 2015, 17:43 PM IST
Saudi Arabia suggests pilgrims at fault over Hajj deaths, Iran indignant
Saudi Arabia, under growing pressure to account for a crush that killed more than 700 people at the Hajj pilgrimage, on Friday suggested pilgrims failing to follow crowd control rules bore some blame for the worst disaster at the event for 25 years.
Sep 25, 2015, 16:06 PM IST
Hajj stampede: Indian volunteers arrive, bodies to be identified
Indian volunteers have reached Mecca in Saudi Arabia to help the authorities following the stampede tragedy on Thursday that killed over 700 people, including 14 Indians, the MEA officials said on Friday.
Sep 25, 2015, 09:20 AM IST
Stampedes during Haj: Over 2,700 killed in 25 years
Here is a list of stampedes during the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Over 2,700 people died in the past 25 years, with the latest stampede on Thursday leaving 310 people dead.
Sep 24, 2015, 15:58 PM IST
