A stampede erupted yesterday among several thousand Indonesian women rushing into the Indonesian Consulate to finalize their travel documents, leaving at least three people severely injured and scores others suffering from bumps, bruises and sprains.
Details were sketchy late last night, but several women fainted and or had fallen sick. The injured received first aid by medical aid teams at consulate at the spot.
The three injured people were taken to hospitals by ambulance.
Several witnesses at the scene told Arab News that some women were killed, but Indonesian diplomatic sources denied the reports.
The women queued up on Al-Hamey Street and police blocked the road with barricades as motorists were jammed for long stretches along Muallafeen street.
All roads in Rehab district leading to Indonesian consulate were jampacked.
Indonesian ambassador to Kingdom and senior high-ranking officials are stationed in Jeddah to oversee the arrangements from Indonesian side to meet the July 3 deadline.
Many injured in stampede at Indonesian consultate
