Hajj Death Toll Up to 769

The death toll from a crush at the annual Hajj pilgrimage outside Mecca has risen to 769. The largest number of casualties came from Iran, which has denounced Saudi Arabia for its management of the pilgrimage and called for criminal charges in the case. Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, called on the United Nations to investigate the cause of the stampede disaster "and other similar incidents in this year's Hajj." Rouhani addressed world leaders at the U.N....

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