JAKARTA. Two more Indonesian pilgrims have been identified as fatalities in last week's stampede tragedy in Mina, increasing the country's haj death toll to 59 people. The newly identified victims are Abdul Wahab Idris Jafar from the BTH 14 kloter and Hosen Ibrohim Nimat from the SUB 48 kloter. According to the head of the Religious Affairs Ministry's Saudi office, Arsyad Hidayat, the ministry had communicated with Saudi authorities regarding the possibility of bringing the victims' bodies home to Indonesia.
Indonesian haj death toll grows to 59
JAKARTA. Two more Indonesian pilgrims have been identified as fatalities in last week's stampede tragedy in Mina, increasing the country's haj death toll to 59 people. The newly identified victims are Abdul Wahab Idris Jafar from the BTH 14 kloter and Hosen Ibrohim Nimat from the SUB 48 kloter. According to the head of the Religious Affairs Ministry's Saudi office, Arsyad Hidayat, the ministry had communicated with Saudi authorities regarding the possibility of bringing the victims' bodies home to Indonesia.