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Hajj stampede: Iran death toll rises to 464 | |
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Iran says number of its citizens who died in Hajj stampede is now 464 - nearly double the previous toll. | |
Iranian authorities said there was no longer any hope of finding any of the country's missing pilgrims alive. | |
According to Saudi officials, at least 769 people died in the crush last week, the deadliest incident to hit the Hajj in 25 years. | |
Saudis have been criticised over their handling of security as well as the slow publication of casualty figures. | |
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Saudi Arabia to apologise for the deadly stampede. |