‘Saudi state did not fail’ after hundreds dead during hajj ...Middle East

RIYADH: 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 government’s first comments on the deaths.An AFP tally on Friday, compiling official statements and reports from diplomats involved in the response, put the toll at 1,126, more than half of them from Egypt.The senior Saudi official said the Saudi government had confirmed 577 deaths for the two busiest days of hajj: Saturday, when pilgrims gathered for hours of prayers

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