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1998 Hajj stampede

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Non-fatal injuries
  
180+

Total number of deaths
  
118

Date
  
9 April 1998

Locations
  
Mecca, Mina, Saudi Arabia

Location
  
Mina, Saudi Arabia, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Similar
  
1954 Kumbh Mela sta, 1994 Gowari stampede, Victoria Hall stampede, Ellis Park Stadium disaster, Nyamiha stampede

The 1998 Hajj stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 118 pilgrims on 9 April 1998 during the Hajj in Mecca during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on Jamaraat Bridge.

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1998 Hajj stampede Wikipedia