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Over 1,300 Deaths During Hajj Due To Intense Heat, 83% Pilgrims Unregistered: Saudi
Mecca heatwave death count: Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat and that most of them who died did not have official permits.
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'Bodies On The Ground': Pilgrims Recount Hajj Heat Horrors
After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegally, a move he has now come to regret.
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98 Indians Died Of Natural Causes During Hajj, Says Foreign Ministry
Ninety-eight Indians have died in Saudi Arabia during Hajj this year, the government said today. All deaths are due to "natural causes", the Foreign Ministry said.
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At Least 1,000, Including 68 Indians, Die In Scorching Heat During Hajj: Report
The death count from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.
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Families Search For Missing As Hajj Pilgrims Death Count Rises Over 900
Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900.
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68 Indians Among 645 Hajj Pilgrims Who Died In Mecca, Says Saudi Diplomat
A diplomat in Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that 68 Indian nationals died during the hajj pilgrimage this year marked by searing heat, bringing the overall tally to more than 600.
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Hajj Stampede Death Toll Tops 2,100: Foreign Figures
The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.
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Ivory Coast Declares Hajj Tragedy Mourning as Toll Climbs to 52
Ivory Coast Saturday announced a day of mourning for victims of last month's stampede at the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, as the African nation's death toll in the tragedy rose to 52.
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First Iran Hajj Dead Flown Home 9 Days After Stampede
The first bodies of Iranians killed in a stampede at the hajj arrived home from Saudi Arabia Saturday after a controversial nine-day delay and questions over the final death toll.
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Iran Nearly Doubles its Death Toll From Hajj Stampede
Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from last week's hajj stampede, saying there was no hope of finding pilgrims missing after the tragedy.
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Iran Raises Its Hajj Stampede Death Toll to 226
A total of 226 Iranian pilgrims were killed in last week's hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia, authorities in Tehran said on Monday, raising the toll from 169.
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Haj Ends as Stampede Death Toll Rises to 769
Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of security reinforcements Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the death toll from a stampede rising to 769.
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Haj Ends as Stampede Death Toll Rises to 769
Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of security reinforcements Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the death toll from a stampede rising to 769.
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MERS Virus Kills 19 in Week In Saudi Arabia: Health Ministry
Deaths from the MERS coronavirus have surged in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, with 19 fatalities recorded in a week, according to health ministry statistics.
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Over 1,300 Deaths During Hajj Due To Intense Heat, 83% Pilgrims Unregistered: Saudi
Mecca heatwave death count: Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat and that most of them who died did not have official permits.
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'Bodies On The Ground': Pilgrims Recount Hajj Heat Horrors
After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegally, a move he has now come to regret.
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98 Indians Died Of Natural Causes During Hajj, Says Foreign Ministry
Ninety-eight Indians have died in Saudi Arabia during Hajj this year, the government said today. All deaths are due to "natural causes", the Foreign Ministry said.
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At Least 1,000, Including 68 Indians, Die In Scorching Heat During Hajj: Report
The death count from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.
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Families Search For Missing As Hajj Pilgrims Death Count Rises Over 900
Friends and family searched for missing hajj pilgrims on Wednesday as the death toll at the annual rituals, which were carried out in scorching heat, surged past 900.
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68 Indians Among 645 Hajj Pilgrims Who Died In Mecca, Says Saudi Diplomat
A diplomat in Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that 68 Indian nationals died during the hajj pilgrimage this year marked by searing heat, bringing the overall tally to more than 600.
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Hajj Stampede Death Toll Tops 2,100: Foreign Figures
The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.
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Ivory Coast Declares Hajj Tragedy Mourning as Toll Climbs to 52
Ivory Coast Saturday announced a day of mourning for victims of last month's stampede at the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, as the African nation's death toll in the tragedy rose to 52.
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First Iran Hajj Dead Flown Home 9 Days After Stampede
The first bodies of Iranians killed in a stampede at the hajj arrived home from Saudi Arabia Saturday after a controversial nine-day delay and questions over the final death toll.
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Iran Nearly Doubles its Death Toll From Hajj Stampede
Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from last week's hajj stampede, saying there was no hope of finding pilgrims missing after the tragedy.
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Iran Raises Its Hajj Stampede Death Toll to 226
A total of 226 Iranian pilgrims were killed in last week's hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia, authorities in Tehran said on Monday, raising the toll from 169.
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Haj Ends as Stampede Death Toll Rises to 769
Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of security reinforcements Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the death toll from a stampede rising to 769.
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Haj Ends as Stampede Death Toll Rises to 769
Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of security reinforcements Saturday as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedy, with the death toll from a stampede rising to 769.
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MERS Virus Kills 19 in Week In Saudi Arabia: Health Ministry
Deaths from the MERS coronavirus have surged in Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj pilgrimage, with 19 fatalities recorded in a week, according to health ministry statistics.
