RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- At least 700 people were killed and more than 800 were injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage near the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Thursday.
The stampede took place in Mina during a ritual known as "stoning the devil," part of the annual pilgrimage that has Muslims throw stones at a rock wall to symbolize the rejection of evil.