25-09-2015 09:49 via news.yahoo.com

Saudi under fire after hajj stampede kills more than 700

Blame shifted towards Saudi authorities on Friday after a stampede at the hajj killed at least 717 people, in the worst tragedy to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in a quarter-century. The disaster, which also left several hundred people injured, was the second deadly accident to hit worshippers this month, after a crane collapse in the holy city of Mecca killed more than 100. "There was no room to manoeuvre," said Aminu Abubakar, a Nigerian pilgrim who escaped the crush of bodies because he
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