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150 Muslims killed in Mecca during pilgrimage

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150 Muslims have been killed in a stampede during the annual hajj- pilgrimage in Mecca. According to RIA Novosti, Saudi civil defence department informed about it on Twitter. About 400 people have been hurt too. Earlier, on September 11, 109 people were killed and 230 hurt because of a construction crane fall during the pilgrimage. In 2014 about 2 million Muslims from around the world participated in hajj. Every Muslim must participate in hajj at least once in his life.