Advertisement

Iran releases list of 465 nationals killed

Victims of the 2015 hajj stampede
Victims of the 2015 hajj stampede
It urged immediate transfer of the dead bodies to Iran, blaming Saudi Arabia's "inefficiency and mismanagement" in handling the largest.
Advertisement

he number of Iranian pilgrims killed in the latest Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia had risen to 465, the Iranian authority announced on Thursday.

Advertisement

According to state IRIB Television, full list of the victims had been released.

Tehran said about 64,000 Iranians travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj rituals this year.

It urged immediate transfer of the dead bodies to Iran, blaming Saudi Arabia's "inefficiency and mismanagement" in handling the largest

gathering of Muslims.

Advertisement

The Saudi authorities had earlier put the total number of pilgrims killed in the accident at 769.

The Saudi Interior Ministry said the stampede appeared to have been caused by two waves of pilgrims meeting at an intersection.

Advertisement