Protests in Tehran against Saudi Hajj mismanagement

International

TEHRAN,(ST)_Thousands of Iranian people staged on Friday rallies protesting the Saudi Hajj mismanagement that led to the death of 131 Iranian pilgrims.

According to IRNA, the protestors held banners reading “Down with Saudi Arabia’.

They also condemned the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen.

Saeid Owhadi, Head of the Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said in a televised interview with the IRIB, that early Friday morning the Iranian officials managed to reach agreement with the Saudi Hajj Ministry officials to establish four field investigation groups to survey the status of the dead and injured Iranian pilgrims who are now in various hospitals and healthcare centers.
‘We hope to gain more precise statistics maximum by the day-end Friday, or early Saturday morning, including the dead, the injured and the lost Iranian pilgrims,’ he added.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has declared three days of national mourning following the deaths of several hundred Hajj pilgrims, including Iranians, in the holy city of Mecca.

According to the latest statistics, some 1,300 Hajj pilgrims form various countries have lost their lives in deadly Thursday Mina stampede due to negligence of Saudi officials, while more that 2000 more are among the injured victims and an unidentified number of them are thus far lost unfortunately in Mecca.
Basma Qaddour

You might also like
feature

Polyansky: Israel and Ukraine are waging a war against humanity

International

Granting green light to Israeli settlers to raid Al-Aqsa Mosque in big numbers a…

International

Dozens of settlers storm Al-Aqsa

International

Pushlin Foreign ships in the port of Mariupol return to their countries

Latest news
Muslim World League Welcomes EU’s Lifting of Sanctions on Syria as a Positive Step Forward Restoration Project of the Cultural Stairway Launched in Lattakia privince Syrian-Jordanian Agreement on Unified Fees… and 11 Weekly Flights to Damascus Jordanian Foreign Minister: My Visit to Damascus Was Fruitful Minister of Local Administration and Environment Discusses Cooperation with Swiss Mission in Damascu... Damascus Chamber of Commerce: lifting economic sanctions is a positive step toward rebuilding bridge... Jordanian Delegation to Visit Syria Next Week to Explore Economic and Investment Cooperation U.S. Secretary of State: Action must be taken at the congressional level to develop the private sect... Syrian , Turkish Defense Officials Discuss Enhancing Cooperation to Support Regional Stability Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance: A Stable and Prosperous Syria Is a Major Gain for the Regi... Minister of Education Discusses Support for Education Sector with UK Minister for the Middle East Minister of Health Discusses Opportunities for Joint Cooperation with Head of Global Development at ... Syria , Jordan Sign MoU to Establish High Coordination Council Press conference for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Al-Sheibani and his Jordanian count... UN , Saudi Arabia Sign Agreement to Rehabilitate Bakeries in Syria Minister of Health meets a number of his counterparts in Geneva Syria is among the world's top 10 pistachio-producing countries Foreign Minister Al-Sheibani Receives a  High-Level Jordanian Delegation in Damascus to Establish Jo... Kallas: We hope the EU will reach a decision today to lift sanctions on Syria Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi Visits Damascus at the Head of a High-Level Ministerial Dele...