Muslim pilgrims blamed the stampede in which 2000 died on road closures but Saudi officials blamed the pilgrims for not following rulesSaudi Arabia’s shura council has recommended an expansion of roads main to the site of a ritual in the annual hajj pilgrimage where more than 2000 pilgrims died in a stampede final year.
Muslim pilgrims blamed the stampede on police road closures and poor management of the flow of hundreds of thousands of people, who found escape routes blocked when the crush occurred.
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Source: theguardian.com