Английская Википедия:1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy
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On 3 July 1990, 1,426 people were suffocated and trampled to death in a crowd crush or stampede event in a tunnel near Mecca during the Hajj.[1]
Event
The incident occurred inside a 550-meter-long (1800 feet) and 10-meter-wide (35 feet) pedestrian tunnel (tunnel Al-Ma'aisim) leading out from Mecca towards Mina and the Plains of Arafat. The tunnel had been worked on as part of a $15 billion project around Mecca's holy sites started two years earlier by the Saudi government.[2]
While pilgrims were traveling to perform the ritual Stoning of the Devil at 10:00 a.m.[3] the disaster started when a pedestrian bridge railing was bent, causing seven people to fall off a bridge and onto people exiting the tunnel.[4] The tunnel's capacity of 1,000 soon filled with as many as 5,000 people.[5] With outside temperatures of 44 °C / 112 °F, a failure of the tunnel's ventilation system was also blamed for many of the deaths.[6] Some witnesses claimed they believed a demonstration was occurring; others reported that the power to the tunnel was deactivated.[7] Saudi officials concluded that crowd hysteria occurring from the falling pilgrims was the cause.[8]
Many who died were of Malaysian,[9] Indonesian and Pakistani origin.[10][11][12] According to one Malaysian account, 80 percent of the deaths occurred outside the tunnel, and 20 percent (about 285) were inside.[13]
Reactions
Immediately after the event, King Fahd stated that the event was "God's will, which is above everything", adding that "had they not died there, they would have died elsewhere and at the same predestined moment".[14] About 680 of those who died were Indonesians, and Indonesian officials criticized the Saudi government, saying it "cannot run from the responsibility for the tunnel disaster simply saying it was an act of God".[15] Iran also expressed concerns after the incident,[16] and Turkey issued a brief complaint. Calls for an international investigation were rejected by the Saudis.[8][15]
References
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- ↑ (24 Sep 2015). More than 700 pilgrims die in crush in worst haj disaster for 25 years Шаблон:Webarchive, Reuters
- ↑ (5 July 1990). Pilgrimage Ends; Iran rips Saudis Шаблон:Webarchive, Eugene Register-Guard (Associated Press)
- ↑ (16 July 1990). Saudi Arabia A Tragic Ascension to Paradise Шаблон:Webarchive, Time (magazine) (subscription required)
- ↑ (4 July 1990). Witnesses describe stampede that killed 1,400 pilgrims in Mecca Шаблон:Webarchive, Bangor Daily News (Associated Press)
- ↑ Mahmoud, Aly (5 July 1990). `Stoning The Devil' Began Mecca's Tunnel Tragedy Шаблон:Webarchive, Seattle Times (Associated Press)
- ↑ (6 July 1990). Horror revisted Шаблон:Webarchive, Gainesville Sun
- ↑ (10 July 1990). FILIPINO PILGRIMS AMONG VICTIMS OF MECCA TUNNEL TRAGEDY Шаблон:Webarchive, UCA News
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 Middle East Contemporary Survey: 1990, Volume 14; Volume 1990 Шаблон:Webarchive, p. 190
- ↑ (19 July 1990). Saudis yet to accept our offer of experts Шаблон:Webarchive, New Straits Times (93 Malaysians confirmed dead by 19 July 1990. Final number grew)
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ (3 July 1990). 1,000 Muslims Reportedly Killed In Stampede at Mecca Pilgrimage Шаблон:Webarchive, The New York Times (Associated Press)
- ↑ (18 July 1990). Tunnel tragedy death toll may reach 155, says Yusof Шаблон:Webarchive, New Straits Times
- ↑ (3 July 1990). Stampede kill 1,400 Шаблон:Webarchive, Rome News-Tribune
- ↑ 15,0 15,1 Ibrahim, Youssef M. (19 July 1990). Saudis Criticized Over Mecca Tunnel Disaster Шаблон:Webarchive, The New York Times
- ↑ (15 July 1990). Iran says Saudis killed pilgrims Шаблон:Webarchive Reading Eagle (Reuters)
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