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| Hajj disaster: Foreign officials question Saudi death toll | Hajj disaster: Foreign officials question Saudi death toll |
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| Officials from several countries have said that more than 1,000 people died in last week's stampede near Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. | Officials from several countries have said that more than 1,000 people died in last week's stampede near Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. |
| A Nigerian official told the BBC 1,000 bodies of victims had been taken to morgues in the city of Jeddah. | A Nigerian official told the BBC 1,000 bodies of victims had been taken to morgues in the city of Jeddah. |
| Indian, Pakistani and Indonesian officials have also been quoted as saying they think more than 1,000 died. | Indian, Pakistani and Indonesian officials have also been quoted as saying they think more than 1,000 died. |
| The Saudi authorities say 769 died in the crush and insist the higher figure is for all deaths at this year's Hajj. | The Saudi authorities say 769 died in the crush and insist the higher figure is for all deaths at this year's Hajj. |
| Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that Saudi authorities had released photos of 1,090 pilgrims who died. Pakistani and Indonesian officials have also indicated that they have been sent more than 1,000 such images. | Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that Saudi authorities had released photos of 1,090 pilgrims who died. Pakistani and Indonesian officials have also indicated that they have been sent more than 1,000 such images. |
| A Saudi interior minister spokesman told AP that this number included 109 people who died at the Grand Mosque when a crane collapsed on 11 September and all other deaths at this year's pilgrimage, some of them from natural causes. | |
| A Nigerian Hajj official from Kano, Abba Yakubu, told the BBC's Yusuf Ibrahim Yakasai that he had been to Jeddah, where the dead from Thursday's crush are being processed. | A Nigerian Hajj official from Kano, Abba Yakubu, told the BBC's Yusuf Ibrahim Yakasai that he had been to Jeddah, where the dead from Thursday's crush are being processed. |
| Mr Yakubu said that in total, 14 lorries loaded with bodies were brought to the city. | Mr Yakubu said that in total, 14 lorries loaded with bodies were brought to the city. |
| He added that so far 1,075 bodies had been offloaded from 10 lorries and taken into the morgues. Four lorries had yet to be dealt with, he said. | He added that so far 1,075 bodies had been offloaded from 10 lorries and taken into the morgues. Four lorries had yet to be dealt with, he said. |
| Several countries have been severely critical of the way the Saudi authorities have handled the accident's aftermath, notably Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran, which lost at least 228 people in the disaster. | Several countries have been severely critical of the way the Saudi authorities have handled the accident's aftermath, notably Saudi Arabia's regional rival Iran, which lost at least 228 people in the disaster. |
| Disaster puts pressure on Saudis | Disaster puts pressure on Saudis |
| Hajj's safety concerns | Hajj's safety concerns |
| In pictures: Aftermath of the stampede | In pictures: Aftermath of the stampede |
| Hajj stampede: What we know so far | Hajj stampede: What we know so far |
| Deadly pinch point at Jamarat Bridge | Deadly pinch point at Jamarat Bridge |
| People ask who is to blame | People ask who is to blame |
| Thursday's stampede was the deadliest incident to hit the Hajj in 25 years. | Thursday's stampede was the deadliest incident to hit the Hajj in 25 years. |
| The crush occurred on Thursday morning as two large groups of pilgrims converged at right angles as they took part in the Hajj's last major rite - stone-throwing at pillars called Jamarat, where Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet Abraham. | The crush occurred on Thursday morning as two large groups of pilgrims converged at right angles as they took part in the Hajj's last major rite - stone-throwing at pillars called Jamarat, where Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet Abraham. |
| As well as the fatalities, 934 people were injured. | As well as the fatalities, 934 people were injured. |
| Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah al-Sheikh, has defended the authorities, saying the stampede was "beyond human control". | Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah al-Sheikh, has defended the authorities, saying the stampede was "beyond human control". |
| King Salman has ordered a safety review into the disaster. | King Salman has ordered a safety review into the disaster. |
| Deaths reported so far by nationality | |
| Saudi helplines: 00966 125458000 and 00966 125496000 | |
| Timeline: Deadliest stampedes |