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2006: 364 pilgrims die in a crush at foot of Jamarat Bridge in Mina
1997: 340 pilgrims are killed when fire fuelled by high winds sweeps through Mina’s tent city
1994: 270 pilgrims die in a stampede during the stoning ritual
1990: 1,426 pilgrims, mainly Asian, die in a stampede in an overcrowded tunnel leading to holy sites
1987: 402 people die when security forces break up an anti-US demonstration by Iranian pilgrims


85 posted on 09/24/2015 5:55:00 AM PDT by xp38
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I guess the death count for this one is over 700. So it’s the worst since 1990.


92 posted on 09/24/2015 6:07:32 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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