Hajj stampede death toll rises to 717

24 September 2015 02:30 pm

Civil defence personnel carry a way wounded pilgrim following a crush caused by large numbers of people pushing at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca today. The death toll from a stampede during the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has risen to 717 people of various nationalities, the Saudi civil defence said. REUTERS