2001 Hajj stampede

Crowd crush in Mecca, Saudi Arabia 2001 Hajj stampede 2001 03 05 y Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia 35+ The 2001 Hajj stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 35 pilgrims on 5 March 2001 during the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1204816.stm Lessons from Hajj deaths 6 March 2001 11 October 2014 BBC News The incident took place during the Stoning of Satan ritual. The pilgrims were killed after a large crowd surged towards one of the three giant pillars representing the devil at which worshippers cast stones. A civil defense official later attributed the casualties to congestion and jostling among the pilgrims, resulting in some, particularly the elderly, tripping and falling.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1203108.stm Pilgrims killed in Mecca stampede 2001-03-05 2019-05-03 BBC News References expanded Category:2001 in Saudi Arabia Category:20th century in Mecca Category:Disasters in religious buildings and structures Category:Incidents during the Hajj Category:Human stampedes in 2001 Category:Human stampedes in Saudi Arabia Category:2001 disasters in Saudi Arabia Category:March 2001 in Asia