WorldNews Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 [attach=full]27665[/attach]Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of security reinforcements as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the death toll from a stampede rising to 769. The kingdom's leaders have ordered an inquiry into the disaster -- the deadliest to strike the annual Muslim pilgrimage in a quarter-century -- and a "revision" of its organisation, with the deaths raising tensions with regional rival Iran as well. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded Saudi Arabia apologise on Sunday for the stampede. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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