Stapmede during Hajj

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