Saudi Arabia Hajj Deaths Reports 1,301 deaths during hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims
Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the 1,301 fatalities were unapproved pilgrims who walked long distances in deeply heated temperatures to perform the Hajj ceremonies in and around the heavenly city of Mecca. Talking with the state-claimed Al Ekhbariya television, the minister said 95 pilgrims were being treated in medical clinics, some of whom were transported for therapy in the capital, Riyadh.















