More than 1,300 Hajj pilgrims have died this year amid scorching heat, Saudi Arabia says
More than 1,300 pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year's Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's health minister said Sunday.
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More than 1,300 pilgrims died amid scorching heat during this year's Hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia's health minister said Sunday.