Sep 25 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Saudi officials blame pilgrims for deadly stampede By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Saudi authorities launched an investigation into the deadly stampede among hajj pilgrims near Mecca, but officials also blamed the crowd as well as the will of god. Also Sepp Blatter, head of soccer’s world body… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 6:19 Survivors question how Hajj stampede spiraled out of control By PBS News Hour More than 700 people have died in a stampede during the annual hajj pilgrimage just outside Mecca. The disaster has raised fresh questions about Saudi Arabia’s management of the annual migration, in the wake of another deadly accident at the… Continue watching