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At the Hajj Stampede That Killed 700

Devastating

Photos from the site of the deadly Haji that killed over 700 pilgrims.

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Hajj pilgrims and Saudi emergency personnel carry a woman on a stretcher at the site where at least 700 were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015. 

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Saudi ambulances carry pilgrims who were injured in a stampede to an emergency hospital in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca. 

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Muslim pilgrims cast stones at pillars symbolizing Satan, during the annual Haj pilgrimage on Eid al-Adha. The stampede, the second deadly accident to strike the pilgrims this year, broke out during the symbolic stoning, the Saudi civil defence service said.

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Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Hajj pilgrims at the site in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015. 

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Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Hajj pilgrims.

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The stampede is the second deadly accident to strike the pilgrims this year.

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Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Hajj pilgrims.

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Muslim pilgrims arrive to cast stones at pillars symbolizing Satan during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

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Muslim pilgrims walk on roads as they head to cast stones at pillars symbolizing Satan. The stampede broke out during the symbolic stoning, the Saudi civil defence service said.

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