Shia cleric blames Saudi prince for haj stampede

Addressing a gathering of Shia after prayers, Jawad, who is also general secretary of Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind, an all India body of clerics, said that the prince came in his car along with the convoy to throw pebble for the `stoning of the devil’ ritual.

Referring to a video of the price gone viral on social media, he claimed that seven out of 13 roads were closed due to presence of prince and his convoy, forcing pilgrims coming from different directions to converge at a point, leading to panic and stampede.

Demanding action against those responsible for the tragedy, Jawad said that the video that prince was throwing pebbles from inside the car that led to mismanagement.

Although the evidences is released on social media, the Saudi Arabia officials still did not accept the allegations blaming the prince for the stampede.

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