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Saudi Arabia: Over 100.000 security forces deployed to ensure safety of Haj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia: Mecca Hospitals gear up for arrival of millions Haj muslim pilgrims
Saudi Arabia, under growing pressure to account for a crush that killed more than 700 people at the haj pilgrimage, on Friday suggested pilgrims failing to follow crowd control rules bore some blame for the worst disaster at the event for 25 years. The kingdom's regional rival Iran expressed indignation at the deaths of 131 of its nationals at the world's largest annual gathering of people, and politicians in Tehran suggested Riyadh was incapable of managing the event. In a statement posted on his ministry's website, Saudi Health Minister Khalid al-Falih said an investigation would be conducted rapidly and a final toll of dead and wounded calculated.
According to Reuters, Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year’s haj, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from making the pilgrimage to Mecca. Although 1,200 Qataris are eligible to perform the haj under a quota system, Qatar says it has become impossible to get permits.The state-run Qatar National Human Rights Committee said Saudi Arabia had shut down an electronic system used by travel agencies to obtain permits for pilgrims from Qatar.
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