Thousands of Shia worshippers emerge from Friday prayers in Tehran chanting anti-Saudi slogans as questions grow approximately Riyadh’s competenceReverberations from the hajj catastrophe that killed at least 717 pilgrims in Mecca were felt across the Middle East and beyond as Iran blamed its rival Saudi Arabia for fatally mis-managing the most important event in the Muslim calendar.
Pilgrims from Indonesia,Kenya, Pakistan, or Senegal and Mali were reported to be among the dead and an estimated 850 who were injured during the symbolic stoning of the devil at Mina on Thursday. It was the worst tragedy during the hajj in 25 years and the moment deadly accident affecting Mecca this month,after a crane collapse in the holy city killed more than 100.
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Source: theguardian.com