A crush and stampede last month outside of Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca killed at least 1,399 people during the annual hajj pilgrimage to the kingdom, an Associated Press count showed Thursday, nearly 600 more than the official death toll.
By The Associated Press, Denver Post
Thu, 10/08/2015 - 10:42pm
A crush and stampede last month outside of Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca killed at least 1,399 people during the annual hajj pilgrimage to the kingdom, an Associated Press count showed Thursday, nearly 600 more than the official death toll.