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150 people dead as a result of crush in Mecca (UPDATE)

Other News Materials 24 September 2015 13:49 (UTC +04:00)
Some 150 people died, 450 got injured as a result of crush in Mecca, TRT Haber TV channel reported Sept. 24.
150 people dead as a result of crush in Mecca (UPDATE)

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Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 24

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Some 150 people died, 450 got injured as a result of crush in Mecca, TRT Haber TV channel reported Sept. 24. The crush occurred during the hajj outside holy city in Saudi Arabia.

The ethnicity of those dead and injured has not been disclosed, the TV channel reported. Previous reports said some 107 people died and 238 got injured.

Pilgrims this year have been undeterred by the collapse of a construction crane in Mecca earlier this month, which killed more than 100 people and injured at least 200.

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