Hundreds Killed in Stampede During Hajj Pilgrimage Near Mecca
Taylor Berman · 09/24/15 08:57AMAt least 717 people were killed and another 863 were injured in a stampede this morning at a Hajj pilgrimage near the Islamic holy city of Mecca. The incident, which the BBC reports is the deadliest at the Hajj in 25 years, comes just 13 days after a crane collapsed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque, killing 109.