The Saudi Civil Defense announced today that 717 pilgrims were killed and another 805 wounded in a stampeded in Mina. The stampede occurred at 9:00 am at the intersection of 204th and 223rd Streets in Mina. The Civil Defense said it deployed some 4,000 workers along with over 220 ambulances and other vehicles, in response to the disaster. Crown Prince Mohammad bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and Chairman of Hajj Higher Committee, instructed the formation of a special high-level investigative committees to investigate the cause of the stampede and submit its findings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosquys King Salman bin Abdulaziz.