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JAKARTA, Jan. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Two Indonesian Muslim pilgrims wereamong the
death toll in the collapse of a building in Saudi holy city of Mecca, local
media reported Saturday.
Government officials tasked with escorting Indonesian pilgrims during the
annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have confirmed the casualties after
checking the bodies at the Mu'aisim Hospital in the city, reported the Antara
news agency.
The two were identified as Gufron bin Munadji, 31, and his wife Jumaati
binti Lukman, 26.
According to the government data, 94 Indonesian pilgrims have died during
the pilgrimage this season, mostly because of severe weather conditions.
Indonesia has sent more than 180,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia since December. Enditem |