Haj stampede: Death toll of Indians killed rises to 18

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Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Haj pilgrims at the site where a number of people were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede in Mina.
Saudi emergency personnel stand near bodies of Haj pilgrims at the site where a number of people were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede in Mina.

Mina - "18 Indian Hajis are now confirmed dead," Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup said on Friday.

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Published: Sat 26 Sep 2015, 10:32 AM

Last updated: Sat 26 Sep 2015, 5:44 PM

 The death toll of Indian pilgrims has risen to 18 in the stampede during Haj which has so far claimed the lives of 717 people.
 "18 Indian Hajis are now confirmed dead," Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup said on Friday.
Of the 18 Indian victims, nine hailed from Gujarat, three from Tamil Nadu and one each from Telangana and Kerala. Four others are yet to be identified.
At least 13 Indians were also among the over 800 people injured in the tragedy.
As Muslim pilgrims resumed the Haj on Friday, The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has ordered a safety review and a "revision" of the Haj organisation.
 

Countrywise death toll in Haj stampede

Mina, Saudi Arabia

Saudi authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of the 717 pilgrims killed in Thursday's Haj stampede, but several foreign countries have announced the deaths of nationals.

Here is the toll given by foreign officials and media so far:


AFP


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