43 Iranians among hajj stampede dead

At least 43 Iranians were among the several hundred pilgrims killed in a stampede Thursday at the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia, an official in Tehran says.

The names of the dead are read out in a live broadcast on state television by a spokesman for Iran’s hajj organization, Mehdi Shahsavari.

— AFP

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