2015 Mina crowd crush
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On 24 September 2015, a fatal crowd crush resulted in the death of more than 2,000 individuals, many of whom were suffocated or crushed, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia,
The way to Jamaraat Bridge (2011)
The Jamaraat Bridge complex
Tent city at Mina in 2009
Return of deceased bodies to Mehrabad Airport, with Iranian officials in attendance, 3 October 2015.
Mecca crane collapse
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A crawler crane collapsed over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, around 5:10 p.m. on 11 September 2015, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others. The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgri
2015 Mina crowd crush
…Mosques", King Salman's diligence in performing that role was brought into question following the twin disasters that bracketed the 2015 Hajj season—the Mecca crane collapse and the Mina Crush. Some academics who study crowd movements and crushing disasters have questioned the use of the term "stampede". "The rhetoric of…
Masjid al-Haram with cranes similar to the one involved in the accident