Nine Pakistani pilgrims confirmed dead in Mina stampede
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MAKKAH: At least nine Pakistani pilgrims were confirmed dead while 17 are reported injured after the stampede that killed more than 700 in Mina outside the holy city of Makkah on Thursday.
According to a report published on Radio Pakistan website, the deceased persons include Hafsa Shoaib, Zarin Naseem, Syeda Narjis Shahnaz, Bibi Zainab, Mahmood Arshad, Rasheedan Bibi, Zahid Gul, Dr. Ameer Ali Lashari and Makhdoomzada Syed Asad Murtaza Gillani.
On the other hand, out of seventeen Pakistani pilgrims who received injuries during the tragedy, ten have been discharged from hospitals, while the remaining seven are receiving medical aid in Mina ul Wadi Hospital, Mina Dispensary No. 5 or Al-Noor Hospital.
Pakistanis wishing to inquire about their loved ones are advised to call emergency helpline numbers 00966125458000 and 0096612527753.
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Foreign toll in the Mina stampede
Saudi authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of the 717 pilgrims killed in the deadly stampede, but several foreign countries have announced the deaths of nationals. Here is the toll given by foreign officials and media so far:
Algeria: 4 dead
Benin: deaths confirmed but number unspecified
Burundi: 1 dead
Cameroon: at least 20 dead
Chad: 11 dead
Egypt: 14 dead
India: 14 dead
Indonesia: 3 dead
Iran: 131 dead
Kenya: 3 dead
Morocco: 87 dead, according to Moroccan media
Netherlands: 1 dead
Niger: at least 19 dead
Nigeria: 3 dead
Senegal: 5 dead
Somalia: 8 dead, according to media reports
Tanzania: 4 dead
At least 717 pilgrims were killed while 863 were injured on Thursday in a stampede at Mina where some two million people are performing Haj.
It is the worst disaster to strike the annual pilgrimage in 25 years.
The tragedy occurred when two large groups of pilgrims arrived together at a crossroads on their way to performing the symbolic stoning of the devil, the Saudi civil defence directorate said.
Soon after the incident, Saudi King Salman had said that he had ordered a review of the kingdom's plans for the annual Haj pilgrimage.
King Salman, speaking in a live speech broadcast by Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television, said he had asked for a swift investigation into what he described as a painful incident.
