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Nearly 1.5 Million Begin Annual Haj In Saudi Arabia
From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin the annual haj in western Saudi Arabia today, undeterred by a stampede which last year killed around 2,300.
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Haj Pilgrims Get ID Bracelets To Prevent 2015 Stampede Repeat
Saudi Arabia has begun issuing haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.
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Number of Deaths in Saudi Haj Stampede Increases to Over 2,000: Report
The deadly crush that occurred at the haj near Mecca last month killed at least 2,070 people, nearly triple the number accounted for in a death toll maintained by Saudi authorities, a Reuters tally indicated on Thursday.
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Saudi Hajj Stampede Probe Continuing: Reports
A Saudi investigation into the worst disaster in the history of the hajj pilgrimage is yet to end, official media reported today, more than three weeks after a stampede killed 1,791 people.
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Number of Indians Dead in Haj Stampede Rises to 114
The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede has risen to 114 even as 10 nationals still remain missing after the last month's horrific tragedy, one of the worst to hit the annual pilgrimage.
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Haj Stampede: Death Toll of Indians Crosses 100
The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede has risen to 101 even as 32 nationals still remain missing after the last month's tragedy.
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Number of Indians Dead in Haj Stampede Rises to 81, Says Government
The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede has risen to 81 even as scores of nationals are still missing after the last month's tragedy, worst to hit the annual pilgrimage in 25 years.
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Death Toll of Indians in Haj Stampede Rises to 74
The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede rose to 74 today with Saudi authorities announcing more causalities, even as scores of people were still missing after the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the annual pilgrimage.
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Haj Stampede: VK Singh Heads to Saudi Arabia for Helping Indian Nationals
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh is being rushed to Saudi Arabia to coordinate with the authorities there to trace the missing Indians in the Haj stampede last month.
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Death Toll of Indians in Haj Stampede Rises to 58
India has lost 58 nationals in the Haj stampede in Saudia Arabia last month while 78 are still missing, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
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First Iran Hajj Dead Flown Home 9 Days After Stampede
The first bodies of Iranians killed in a stampede at the hajj arrived home from Saudi Arabia Saturday after a controversial nine-day delay and questions over the final death toll.
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Iran's Leader Demands Muslim World Probe Haj Deaths
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday called on Muslim countries to investigate the deadly crush on the Islamic haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia last Thursday that killed 769 people including at least 239 Iranians.
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Haj Stampede: Prominent Indian Scholar Reported Missing
A prominent Indian Islamic scholar, who was in Mina to perform Haj, has been reported missing since the deadly stampede broke out, the worst incident in 25 years to strike the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that had claimed the lives of at least 45 Indians.
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Pakistani Pilgrim Saved Wheelchair-Bound Wife From Haj Stampede
A Pakistani teacher has described how he saved his wife from a deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia by pulling her from her wheelchair as fellow haj pilgrims were trampled to death around them.
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Haj Stampede: 45 Indians Among Over 700 Dead
The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the Haj has risen to 45 with authorities identifying 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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Nearly 1.5 Million Begin Annual Haj In Saudi Arabia
From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims begin the annual haj in western Saudi Arabia today, undeterred by a stampede which last year killed around 2,300.
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Haj Pilgrims Get ID Bracelets To Prevent 2015 Stampede Repeat
Saudi Arabia has begun issuing haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.
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Number of Deaths in Saudi Haj Stampede Increases to Over 2,000: Report
The deadly crush that occurred at the haj near Mecca last month killed at least 2,070 people, nearly triple the number accounted for in a death toll maintained by Saudi authorities, a Reuters tally indicated on Thursday.
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Saudi Hajj Stampede Probe Continuing: Reports
A Saudi investigation into the worst disaster in the history of the hajj pilgrimage is yet to end, official media reported today, more than three weeks after a stampede killed 1,791 people.
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Number of Indians Dead in Haj Stampede Rises to 114
The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede has risen to 114 even as 10 nationals still remain missing after the last month's horrific tragedy, one of the worst to hit the annual pilgrimage.
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Haj Stampede: Death Toll of Indians Crosses 100
The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede has risen to 101 even as 32 nationals still remain missing after the last month's tragedy.
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Number of Indians Dead in Haj Stampede Rises to 81, Says Government
The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede has risen to 81 even as scores of nationals are still missing after the last month's tragedy, worst to hit the annual pilgrimage in 25 years.
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Death Toll of Indians in Haj Stampede Rises to 74
The death toll of Indians in the Haj stampede rose to 74 today with Saudi authorities announcing more causalities, even as scores of people were still missing after the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the annual pilgrimage.
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Haj Stampede: VK Singh Heads to Saudi Arabia for Helping Indian Nationals
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh is being rushed to Saudi Arabia to coordinate with the authorities there to trace the missing Indians in the Haj stampede last month.
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Death Toll of Indians in Haj Stampede Rises to 58
India has lost 58 nationals in the Haj stampede in Saudia Arabia last month while 78 are still missing, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.
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First Iran Hajj Dead Flown Home 9 Days After Stampede
The first bodies of Iranians killed in a stampede at the hajj arrived home from Saudi Arabia Saturday after a controversial nine-day delay and questions over the final death toll.
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Iran's Leader Demands Muslim World Probe Haj Deaths
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday called on Muslim countries to investigate the deadly crush on the Islamic haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia last Thursday that killed 769 people including at least 239 Iranians.
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Haj Stampede: Prominent Indian Scholar Reported Missing
A prominent Indian Islamic scholar, who was in Mina to perform Haj, has been reported missing since the deadly stampede broke out, the worst incident in 25 years to strike the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that had claimed the lives of at least 45 Indians.
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Pakistani Pilgrim Saved Wheelchair-Bound Wife From Haj Stampede
A Pakistani teacher has described how he saved his wife from a deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia by pulling her from her wheelchair as fellow haj pilgrims were trampled to death around them.
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Haj Stampede: 45 Indians Among Over 700 Dead
The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the Haj has risen to 45 with authorities identifying 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
