Civil Defense: Death toll rises to 453 dead and 719 injured in Mina stampede incident

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Mina, Dhu-AlHijjah 10, 1436, Sep 24, 2015, SPA -- The death toll in the stampede incident occurred today at the street 204 in Mina raised to 453 dead and 719 wounded so far. The Civil Defense made clear, through its account on "Twitter" that about 4000 of its rescue elements and more than 220 rescue and ambulance vehicles were dealing with the incident. The Civil Defense also pointed out that its teams are currently working on easing the human traffic congestion and making access to alternative roads for the pilgrims' flocking while the separation operations are still underway. --SPA 14:59 LOCAL TIME 11:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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