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Iranian mourner weeps during a funeral ceremony, attended by thousands of
mourners, for some of the pilgrims who were killed in a stampede during the
hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia last month. (AP)
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A new tally shows at
least 1,621 pilgrims were killed in last month's crush and stampede during the
hajj in Saudi Arabia. The latest count is based on totals provided by officials and
state media in 19 of the more than 180 countries that sent pilgrims.
The
total is more than double Saudi Arabia's official tally of 769 killed and 934
injured in the September 24 disaster in Mina, a few miles from the holy city of
Mecca.
Saudi
officials previously have said their tally remains accurate, although an
investigation into the causes of the tragedy is ongoing. They have not updated
their casualty toll since September 26.
The previous deadliest-ever
incident at the hajj happened in 1990, when a stampede killed 1,426 people.
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