1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy
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On 2 July 1990, 1,426 people were suffocated and trampled to death in a crowd crush or stampede event in a tunnel near Mecca during the Hajj.
Tunnel where the crush took place
Incidents during the Hajj
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There have been numerous incidents during the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the cities of Mecca and Medina, that have caused loss of life. Every follower of Islam is required to perform the Hajj in M
1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy
…On 2 July 1990, 1,426 people were suffocated and trampled to death in a crowd crush or stampede event in a tunnel near Mecca during the Hajj. The incident occurred inside a 550-meter-long (1,800 ft) and 10-meter-wide (33 ft) pedestrian tunnel (tunnel Al-Ma'aisim) leading out from Mecca towards…
Plains of Arafat on the day of Hajj, c. 2003.
Stoning of the Devil, 2006
The Saudi government has created a CCTV network to oversee security during the event.