{"id":1611,"date":"2015-09-26T14:57:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T14:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/1611-al-diyar-convoy-of-saudi-prince-caused-hajj-disaster\/"},"modified":"2015-09-26T14:57:31","modified_gmt":"2015-09-26T14:57:31","slug":"al-diyar-convoy-of-saudi-prince-caused-hajj-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/1611-al-diyar-convoy-of-saudi-prince-caused-hajj-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Diyar: convoy of Saudi prince caused Hajj disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<address style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6666660308838px; line-height: 15.8079996109009px;\">Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud\u00a0played a central role\u00a0in the deadly crush on the third day<\/span><\/span><\/address>\n<p> <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">The presence of the convoy of the son of the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in central Mina prompted the stampede that killed hundreds of pilgrims on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca, a report says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">The Arabic-language\u00a0daily\u00a0<em>al-Diyar<\/em><wbr \/>\u00a0said\u00a0in a report that the convoy of\u00a0Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud\u00a0played a central role\u00a0in the deadly crush on the third day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage earlier in the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">The report said that Salman, who had sought\u00a0to attend the huge gathering of pilgrims in Mina, a large valley about five kilometers from Mecca,\u00a0arrived at\u00a0the site early on Thursday accompanied by a huge\u00a0entourage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN;\">The report said 200 army forces and 150 police officers escorted the prince.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: 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