Daily Mail: Horror at the Hajj: At least 700 people are crushed to death and hundreds injured in stampede during Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca just two weeks after crane collapse killed 100
* Rescue under way after stampede in Mina where two million pilgrims were taking part in the last major rite of Hajj
* Massive crowds gather in Mecca every year with Islam requiring all Muslims to perform Hajj once in their lifetime
* Saudi officials use 100,000 police and large numbers of stewards to ensure safety and help those who lose their way
* Comes weeks after crane toppled into the Grand Mosque killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds more
At least 717 people have been crushed to death and hundreds of others hurt in a stampede of pilgrims in one of the worst incidents in years to hit the Muslim Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia's civil defence service said rescue operations were under way after the stampede in Mina, where almost two million pilgrims were taking part in the last major rite of the Hajj.
Amateur video shared on social media showed a horrific scene, with scores of bodies – the men dressed in the simple terry cloth garments worn during Hajj – lying amid crushed wheelchairs and water bottles along a sunbaked street.
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