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Saudi king orders Hajj safety review

Saudi emergency personnel and Hajj pilgrims carry a wounded person in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015

Saudi Arabia's King Salman orders a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca.

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