History of tragedies at hajj pilgrimage

At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say.
Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj's last major rite.
According to Tanzania's Council of Islamic Organisations, out of 2,000,000 pilgrims attended the worship Thursday, 1,500 are Tanzanians.
“We are closely following about the report on Mecca stampede. Untill now, we have not received any death report from Mecca,” says council’s spokesman Shekhe Rajabu Katimba.
Although Shekhe Rajabu Katimba is saying they’ve yet to receive death or injury reports from Tanzanian pilgrims in Mecca, a source close to the one of the Tanzanian pilgrim in Saudi Arabia says a Tanzanian has been killed and another is injured in the stampede.
Preparations for the Hajj were marred when a crane collapsed at Mecca's Grand Mosque this month, killing 109 people.
This year’s stampede is the deadliest incident to occur during the Hajj in 25 years

 Here is a timeline of significant incidents during the annual event, which draws around two million Muslim faithful from around the world.

- 2015 -

 September 24: A stampede during the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Mina, near Mecca, leaves at least 717 people dead and 863 injured.

 September 11: 109 people are killed and hundreds injured, including many foreigners, when a crane collapses on Mecca's Grand Mosque after strong winds and heavy rain.

- 2006 -

January 6: 76 people die when a hotel collapses in the city centre.

January 12: 364 pilgrims killed in a stampede during the Mina stoning ritual in which hajj participants throw pebbles at three headstones, symbolising their rejection of Satan.

- 2005 -

January 22: Three pilgrims crushed to death in a stampede at the stoning ceremony.

- 2004 -

February 1: 251 people killed in a stampede at Mina, also at the stoning of the devil.

- 2003 -

February 11: 14 faithful, including six women, die on the first day of the stoning ritual.

- 2001 -

March 5: 35 pilgrims, including 23 women, die at the ritual in Mina.

- 1998 -

April 9: More than 118 people killed and 180 injured in a stampede at Mina.

- 1997 -

April 15: A fire caused by a gas stove rips through a camp housing pilgrims at Mina, killing 343 and injuring around 1,500.

- 1995 -

May 7: Three people die and 99 are injured in a fire at the Mina camp.

- 1994 -

May 24: 270 people killed in a stampede during the stoning, an incident authorities attribute to "record numbers" of pilgrims.

- 1990 -

July 2: A huge stampede in a tunnel at Mina after a ventilation system failure kills 1,426 pilgrims, mainly from Asia.

- 1989 -

July 10: A twin attack on the outside of the Grand Mosque kills one and wounds 16. Sixteen Kuwaiti Shiites are found guilty and executed weeks later.

- 1987 -

July 31: Saudi security forces suppress an unauthorised protest by Iranian pilgrims. More than 400 people including 275 Iranians are killed, according to an official toll.

- 1979 -

November 20: Hundreds of gunmen opposed to the Saudi government barricade themselves inside the Grand Mosque, taking dozens of pilgrims hostage. The official toll of the assault and subsequent fighting is 153 dead and 560 wounded.

- 1975 -

December: A huge fire started by a gas canister exploding in a pilgrim camp close to Mecca kills 200 people.