"There were standing on someone else's body that could just breathe" (AP)
Raja Salman has formed a commission of inquiry with the greatest victims of accidents pilgrimage since 25 years ago.
Among the dead, there are three Indonesian pilgrims.
Salman Raja said, it takes steps to increase the level of organization and regulation of the movement of the congregation. "
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the Saudi government "must bear full responsibility for this disaster."
At least 95 Iranian pilgrims become victims killed in the incident.
Minister of Health of Saudi Arabia blamed pilgrims who bergeak "without complying with the schedule," as the major cause of the accident.
Saudi authorities say at least 717 pilgrims died huddled and crowded when they want to throw jumroh, Thursday (24/09) morning.
"There are people who fall afflict people in wheelchairs, and a number of others fell override their bodies," said Abdullah Lotfy, pilgrims from Egypt to the Associated Press.
"The body was lying in mana'mana as far as the eye can see." (AFP)
"The bodies lying everywhere as far as my eye could see," said Bashir Sa'ad Abdullahi, from the BBC Abuja who were in Mina.
Regardless of the fatal accident, the other pilgrims continue the ritual stoning of the devil.
This is the second accident in the circuit pilgrimage this year was attended by more than two million pilgrims. Previous accidents occurred in the Haram compound. when a crane fell causing more than 100 pilgrims were killed, including 11 pilgrims from Indonesia.
Still not announced the details of the home country of the victim in the incident in Mina, which occurred on the feast of Eid al-Adha.
In 2006, also of the crash overcrowding resulting loss of 364 lives. (bbc)
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