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Death toll of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca reaches 33

Source: Xinhua| 2018-08-22 19:05:04|Editor: xuxin
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CAIRO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll among Egyptian pilgrims performing Hajj in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca has risen to 33, the Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

"Three Egyptian pilgrims have died in the Saudi territories, raising the death toll to 33," Khaled Megahed, Health Ministry's spokesman, said in the statement.

The ages of Egyptian pilgrims who died during Hajj vary between 50s and 80s, with a severe drop in blood circulation as the most common reason for the deaths.

The Egyptian authorities are coordinating with their Saudi counterparts to issue death certificates for the Egyptian dead pilgrims during the Hajj season, according to the statement.

More than 84,000 Egyptians joined the annual Hajj season in Mecca this year, which attracted some 2.4 million pilgrims from all over the world.

Last year, over 80 Egyptians died during Hajj, out of some 70,000 Egyptian pilgrims.

Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and among the most important rituals for Muslims worldwide, as every Muslim must perform it at least once in a lifetime if possible and affordable.

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