2001 Hajj stampede

The 2001 Hajj stampede resulted in the deaths of at least 35 pilgrims on 5 March 2001 during the Hajj in Mecca.[1] The incident took place during the Stoning of Satan ritual. The pilgrims were killed after a large crowd surged towards one of the three giant pillars representing the devil at which worshippers cast stones. A civil defense official later attributed the casualties to congestion and jostling among the pilgrims, resulting in some, particularly the elderly, tripping and falling.[2]

For the 1990 stampede that killed about 1,400 in a tunnel, see 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy.
For the 2015 stampede that killed about 2,400 in Mina, see 2015 Mina stampede.
2001 Hajj stampede
Date5 March 2001 (2001-03-05)
LocationMina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Deaths35+

See also

References
  1. "BBC News – MIDDLE EAST – Lessons from Hajj deaths". News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. "Pilgrims killed in Mecca stampede". 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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