Ben Hubbard and Mona Boshnaq of The New York Times report, “At least 717 people were killed, and 863 were injured, in a stampede near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday morning.” This year’s hajj has been marred by other mishaps, including a crane collapse that killed 111 pilgrims at the Grand Mosque, leading to accusations of government neglect. Madawi al-Rasheed, an anthropologist and visiting professor at the London School of Economics, said, “There is no accountability. It’s shocking that almost every year there is some kind of death toll.”