Iran has alleged that the convoy of Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud caused panic among pilgrims which resulted in the stampede that left 725 persons dead and 863 injured.
Insisting that Saudi Arabia must accept responsibility for the tragic incident, the spokesman for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Keyvan Khosravi, told Iranian news agency that
“Sources revealed that the convoy of Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud caused panic among millions of pilgrims and started the stampede that has so far claimed the lives of 1,300 in Mina, near Mecca, on Thursday.
“The large convoy of Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, the King’s son and deputy crown prince, that was escorted by over 3,500 security forces, including 200 army men and 150 policemen, sped up the road to go through the pilgrims that were moving towards the site of the ‘Stoning the Devil’ ritual, causing panic among millions of pilgrims who were on the move from the opposite direction and caused the stampede.”
Thursday's stampede was the worst incident to occur in Mecca during the hajj since 1990, when 1,426 pilgrims also lost their lives in a stampede.
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