Hajj tragedy
( 2004-02-02 08:32) (Reuters)
Pilgrims make their ascent to the highest point on
Mount Arafat as they try to reach the Jabal al-Rahmah Mercy Mount on the second
day of Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on January 31, 2004. About 2 million
Muslim pilgrims assembled on Mount Arafat offering emotional prayers for mercy
on the culmination of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. [Reuters]
Pilgrims aim their pebbles at stone pillars
representing Satan in the city of Mena on the third day of the annual hajj
pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, February 1, 2004. At least 244 Muslim pilgrims were
crushed to death and the same number injured in a stampede during the
pilgrimage, a Saudi minister said. [Reuters]
Saudi medics carry a wounded pilgrim in the city of
Mena during the third day of Hajj in Saudi Arabia February 1, 2004. More than 200
Muslim pilgrims were trampled to death in Saudi Arabia on Sunday at the climax
of the annual haj pilgrimage, witnesses said. [Reuters]
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