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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

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The Saudi civil defence directorate said on Twitter that 4,000 personnel had been sent to the scene of Thursday’s stampede, along with more than 220 emergency and rescue units. The injured are being taken to four hospitals in the area.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear what triggered the stampede, but it is not the first to have occurred during the Hajj.<\/p>\n

Hajj: Deadly incidents<\/strong><\/p>\n

2015: 107 people die after a crane collapses into the Grand Mosque<\/p>\n

2006: 364 pilgrims die in a crush during the stone-throwing ritual<\/p>\n

1997: 343 pilgrims killed and 1,500 injured in fire<\/p>\n

1994: 270 killed in stampede<\/p>\n

1990: 1,426 pilgrims killed in stampede inside tunnel leading to holy sites<\/p>\n

1987: 400 people die as Saudi authorities confront pro-Iranian demonstration<\/p>\n

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Since 364 people were killed during the stoning ritual in 2006, the Saudi authorities have worked on improving transport and other infrastructure in the area in an attempt to\u00a0prevent such incidents.<\/p>\n

For Muslims, the Hajj is the fifth and final pillar of Islam.<\/p>\n

It is the journey that every able-bodied adult Muslim must undertake at least once in their lives if they can afford it.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n

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