Mina disaster was a shock around the world that has raised regional and international responses and reactions most notably the United Nations that called to put Saudi Arabia under investigation.
The Islamic world demanded to put the Hajj management under the supervision of the Muslim countries. Number of capitals and leaders expressed their solidarity with the Mina disaster, the head of Turkish Religious Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed Kormaz, said that there is an obvious problem in the management of Hajj affairs, “The Islamic world and the Islamic Cooperation Organization have to lunch an international conference to discuss how to ensure the performance of the Hajj Security. There is negligence occurred from those in charge of managing and directing the pilgrims during the Mina disaster”.
The United States has expressed its “deepest condolences” over the hundreds of Muslim pilgrims who died in a “heartbreaking stampede” outside Mecca during the annual hajj.
National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said “our thoughts are with them and the more than two million people undertaking the Hajj this year. As Muslims around the world continue to celebrate Eid al-Adha, we join you in mourning the tragic loss of these faithful pilgrims.”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is “deeply saddened” by the deaths of more than 1300 Hajj pilgrims in a huge stampede in Saudi Arabia.
“The secretary-general was deeply saddened to learn of the death of more than 700 (currently over 1300) Hajj pilgrims and of injuries to many others as a result of a deadly incident in the Mina Valley in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Iraq, Lebanon and another Arabic countries called to make organizing pilgrimage by the countries of the Islamic world in order to avoid such disasters.
