At least 100 Dead, 390 Hurt in Stampede During Haj in Saudi Arabia, Say Officials

Dubai:  At least 150 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s al-Ekhbariya television reported.

The news channel also cited civil defence officials as saying that 390 people were injured in the incident.