Public security

More than 200 killed in Saudi Hajj stampede

At least 220 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's civil defense directorate said.

The directorate said at least 450 other pilgrims were injured in Thursday's stampede, which took place in Mina, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.

Some two million people are taking part in this year's Hajj pilgrimage, which began on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera's Basma Atassi, reporting from Mina, said the incident took place in a street between pilgrim camps.