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At least 717 pilgrims died and 863 more were injured in a stampede on the outskirts of the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
Israeli police cordon off the site of a stampede at a Jewish pilgrimage site that killed at least 44 people, as shocked pilgrims gather nearby in mourning. IMAGES
Jalalabad, Oct 21 (EFE/EPA).- At least 11 people were killed and 13 injured in a stampede on a football ground where thousands had gathered to secure Pakistani visas in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, officials said.A provincial governor spokesperson told EFE that the injured included 19 senior women citizens. (Camera: GHULAMULLAH HABIBI). SHOT LIST: AFGHANS WAIT TO APPLY FOR A VISA AT THE PAKISTANI CONSULATE AFTER A STAMPEDE, IN JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN.
At least 19 people are killed in a stampede in the ancient Indian city of Varanasi after hundreds of pilgrims panicked while crossing a bridge to get to a sacred Hindu site. Mana Rabiee reports.
Muslim pilgrims are arriving in Mecca for the annual Haj pilgrimage, despite last year's deadly stampede that killed more than 700 people. Nathan Frandino reports.