717 pilgrims killed, 805 injured in Hajj at Minah
Pilgrims are throwing Jamarat Aqaba in Mina file photo.
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – The Saudi civil defense announced on Thursday, that the number of casualties in an incident during Hajj in Minah reached 717 dead and 805 injured.
The Civil Defense said on its account on the site Twitter: “the number of deaths in the incident of stampede in Minah has risen to 717 people and 805 injured.”
The Saudi Civil Defense announced earlier on Thursday the death of more than 310 pilgrims and injuring more than 390 others during throwing Jamarat Aqaba in Minah.