Hajj Stampede: Total death toll rises to 1090; Indians’ to 45

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By IndiaTomorrow.net,

New Delhi, 28 Sep 2015: The total death toll in the 24th Sep stampede in Mina has risen to 1090 including 45 Indians.

“Saudi authorities have released photos of 1090 pilgrims who have died in Haj stampede,” tweeted India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

“The death toll of Indians killed in Haj stampede is now 45.

We have 50 Indian pilgrims in various hospitals in Saudi Arabia,” she tweeted.

Earlier in the morning she had said: “Unfortunately, there are six more Indians taking the toll to 35,” she further said.

The minister also shared a dedicated facebook page of Indian Haj Mission for people to get latest updates.

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