{"id":154425,"date":"2015-09-24T10:46:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T10:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=154425"},"modified":"2015-09-24T11:09:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T11:09:52","slug":"over-300-killed-in-saudi-arabia-hajj-stampede","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/over-300-killed-in-saudi-arabia-hajj-stampede\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 300 killed in Saudi Arabia Hajj stampede"},"content":{"rendered":"
At least 310 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say.<\/p>\n
Another 450 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj’s last major rite.<\/p>\n
They converge on Mina to throw stones at pillars representing the devil.<\/p>\n
Preparations for the Hajj were marred when a crane collapsed at Mecca’s Grand Mosque this month, killing 109 people.<\/p>\n