At least 717 people have been crushed to death in a stampede outside Mecca and more than 850 injured in the deadliest disaster on the annual hajj pilgrimage in a quarter of a century.
Panic broke out when two groups of pilgrims preparing for one of the last major rites of their trip collided at the intersection of two narrow streets. Within minutes the tarmac was a macabre jumble of dishevelled, partially clothed bodies.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/24/mecca-crush
They were heading towards Mina where they intended to throw stones at the Devil. Seriously. These 21st century human beings were going to throw stones at the Devil - and now they are dead. How pointless.
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