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Hajj: Death of more than 570 pilgrims in Mecca due to heatwave

Diplomats stated that 577 deaths among pilgrims to Mecca were caused by the heatwave.

Additionally, 323 Egyptian pilgrims died during the Hajj.

“All died due to the heat, except a single pilgrim who died after being wounded during a stampede,” one of the diplomats told AFP.

He added that 60 Jordanians also passed away, while the number of dead Tunisian pilgrims increased to 35, as stated in a Foreign Ministry statement.

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