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Second tragedy at Mecca in a month, 150 killed in stampede
September 24, 2015
The toll in the stampede at the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca is mounting.
Saudi Arabia's civil defence directorate says at least 150 people were dead and more than 400 have been injured.

Rescue operations were under way, the service said on Twitter, after the stampede in Mina near Mecca on Eid al-Adha. 
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