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Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who chairs the Saudi hajj committee, 
ordered the probe during a meeting with senior officials responsible for
 the pilgrimage in Mina, where the stampede took place.Saudi Arabia’s crown prince ordered an investigation into the 
stampede at the hajj pilgrimage that left more than 700 dead on 
Thursday, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.The findings of the investigation will be submitted to King Salman, 
“who will take appropriate measures” in response, the agency added.Thursday’s tragedy comes on the heels of another one, in which 108 
people were killed when a massive construction crane collapsed on 
Mecca’s Grand Mosque on September 11 as thousands were gathering for the
 hajj.At the time, Nayef said the accident would not affect this year’s pilgrimage and that the safety of pilgrims was a “priority”.Earlier Thursday, Health Minister Khaled al-Faleh promised that there
 would be a rapid and transparent investigation of the stampede, which 
he blamed on undisciplined pilgrims not following instructions.<br />

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Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who chairs the Saudi hajj committee, ordered the probe during a meeting with senior officials responsibl...

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The directorate said 450 other pilgrims were injured in 
Thursday’s stampede, which took place in Mina, on the outskirts of the 
holy city of Mecca.At least 310 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia’s civil defence directorate said.Mina is where pilgrims carry out a symbolic stoning of the devil by 
throwing pebbles against three stone walls. It also houses more than 
160,000 tents where pilgrims spend the night during the pilgrimage.“The
 street where it happened is named Street 204. This stampede did not 
happen at the site of the ‘stoning of the devil’ ritual, which was 
happening today.”Al Jazeera’s Basma Atassi, reporting from Mina, said the incident took place in a street between pilgrim camps.