“A stampede has killed at least 717 people and injured hundreds more at the hajj in Saudi Arabia in one of the worst-ever tragedies at the annual Muslim pilgrimage.
“It was the second deadly accident to hit the pilgrims this month, after a crane collapse in Mecca killed more than 100.
“The stampede broke out in Mina during the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual, the Saudi civil defence service said.
“Australian officials said they were still working to determine whether any Australians were among the dead or injured.
“Video posted online showed bodies in piles, surrounded by discarded personal belongings and flattened water bottles.
“In some areas rescue workers laid bodies in long rows on stretchers, limbs protruding from beneath white sheets.”
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