Event: Eid al-Adha holiday

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Hundreds dead and hurt in hajj stampede

A stampede killed at least 717 pilgrims and injured hundreds more on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual hajj pilgrimage in more than two decades.

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Morsi orders sex assaults probe

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18 killed in Iraq attacks

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Some fighting reported despite Syria truce

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Syrian army promises to observe 4-day ceasefire

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Baghdad market blasts kill 11

Turkish minister joins in call for Syrian ceasefire

Turkey’s foreign minister has joined an appeal for a ceasefire to stop the bloodshed in Syria during a Muslim holiday.

Fri, 19 Oct, 2012

Hundreds injured in Muslim animal sacrifice

Hundreds of Turks spent the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha holiday in emergency wards today after stabbing themselves or suffering other injuries while sacrificing startled and agitated sheep and other animals.

Sun, 31 Dec, 2006

Hundreds of Turks injured in Muslim animal sacrifice

Sun, 31 Dec, 2006