Iran says number of its citizens who died in Saudi stampede has nearly doubled since preceding toll,as catastrophe threatens to further strain relations Iran’s death toll from the Saudi hajj catastrophe has nearly doubled to 464, a development that is likely to further strain ties between the Middle Eastern rivals. It was not immediately clear how the rise in the Islamic republic’s death toll, or announced on the website of Iranian state TV,would affect the overall toll from last month’s catastrophe near Islam’s holy city of Mecca. Related: Saudi Arabia's latest hajj catastrophe raises serious safety questions Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com