Saudi official defends Hajj management after over 1,100 deaths

A senior Saudi official defended the Gulf kingdom’s management of the Hajj pilgrimage on Friday after various countries reported more than 1,100 deaths, many attributed to high heat. “The state did not fail, but there was a misjudgement on the part of people who did not appreciate the risks,” the official told AFP in the

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