Nigeria:   At Least 717 Killed, 805 Injured in Mecca Stampede

Premium Times, 24 September 2015

At least 717 people were killed, and 805 were injured, in a stampede in Mina, in Saudi Arabia, on Thursday during the Islamic commemoration of Jamarat, which is the "stoning of the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Saudi Hajj Stampede Death Toll Climbs to Over 700

This Day, 24 September 2015

The death toll in the stampede during the throwing of stones in the climax of this year's pilgrimage has risen to over 700, according to a BBC report monitored in Abuja. Read more »

Africa:   Death Toll Rises in Hajj Tragedy

Vanguard, 24 September 2015

A huge stampede killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage. Read more »

Africa:   Death Toll in Hajj Stampede Rises to 717 Dead, 805 Wounded

Tunis Afrique Presse, 24 September 2015

The death toll in Thursday's stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, has raised to 717 dead and 805 wounded so far, the Saudi press agency (SPA) reported. Read more »

Algeria:   Six Algerians Injured in Hajj Crush

Algerie Presse Service, 24 September 2015

Six (06) Algerians, including one woman, were injured in a crush of hajjis on Thursday in Mina, near Mecca, said the spokesman of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Abdelaziz Ben Ali… Read more »

Kenya:   Local Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia Safe, Says Kenyan Body

Nation, 24 September 2015

Kenyans in Saudi Arabia for the Mecca pilgrimage are safe and none has been affected by the stampede which killed hundreds, the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (SUPKEM) has said. Read more »

Algeria:   Mina's Crush - Emergency Committee Set Up At Foreign Affairs Ministry

Algerie Presse Service, 24 September 2015

An emergency committee has been set up at the level of Foreign Affairs Ministry following the crush that occurred Thursday in Mina (near Mecca), causing at least 453 dead and 719… Read more »

Africa:   More Than 300 Die in Deadliest Hajj Crush Since 2006

Reuters Media Express, 24 September 2015

At least 310 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush at Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, where some two million people are performing the annual haj pilgrimage,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Hajj Rites Begin As Arafat Holds On Wednesday

Daily Trust, 22 September 2015

The five-day intensive Hajj rites for this year's holy pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia have begun with the arrival of pilgrims to the 'tent city' of Muna located at the Eastern side of… Read more »

Nigeria:   2015 Hajj - 3 Million Muslims Gather At Arafat

Vanguard, 23 September 2015

No fewer than three million Muslims from across the world gathered Wednesday at the plain of Arafat to observe one of the obligatory aspect of this year's Hajj. Read more »