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Foreign toll in Saudi hajj stampede

Published: 01 Oct 2015 - 05:33 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 12:20 pm
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RIYADH: Saudi authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of the 769 Muslim pilgrims killed in the hajj stampede, but several countries have announced the deaths of their citizens.

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

Iran: 464 dead

Egypt: 75 dead, 95 missing

Nigeria: 64 dead, 244 missing

Mali: 60 dead

Indonesia: 59 dead, 74 missing

India: 51 dead, 63 missing

Pakistan: 46 dead, more than 40 missing

Niger: 22 dead

Cameroon: 20 dead

Ivory Coast: 14 dead, 77 missing

Chad: 11 dead

Algeria: 11 dead

Senegal: 10 dead

Morocco: 10 dead, 29 missing

Somalia: 8 dead (media reports)

Libya: 4 dead, 16 missing

Tanzania: 4 dead

Kenya: 3 dead

Tunisia: 2 dead

Burkina Faso: 1 dead

Burundi: 1 dead

Netherlands: 1 dead

Benin: unspecified number of deaths

AFP