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View all search results11 haj pilgrims from Surakarta unaccounted for after stampede
Devoted: Muslim pilgrims walk in a tunnel on their way to cast stones at Jamarrat pillars, a ritual that symbolises the stoning of Satan, during the annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday
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Devoted: Muslim pilgrims walk in a tunnel on their way to cast stones at Jamarrat pillars, a ritual that symbolises the stoning of Satan, during the annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy) (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
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span class="caption">Devoted: Muslim pilgrims walk in a tunnel on their way to cast stones at Jamarrat pillars, a ritual that symbolises the stoning of Satan, during the annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj, in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Eleven Indonesian haj pilgrims from the Surakarta embarkation point in Central Java have reportedly not yet returned to their lodgings following the stampede tragedy on Thursday.
The spokesperson for the Religious Affairs Ministry's Haj Management Committee (PPIH) for the Surakarta embarkation point, Gentur Rachma Indriadi, said haj authorities in Saudi Arabia were continuing to trace the whereabouts of the 11 pilgrims. The figure brought the number of Indonesian haj pilgrims reported as "missing" to 112.
"Currently, officers are still searching for the pilgrims. We have coordinated with haj officers in Saudi Arabia to ascertain their whereabouts," said Gentur on Sunday.
The PPIH Surakarta confirmed that Susimah Slamet Abdullah, a haj pilgrim from the Surakarta embarkation point, died in the stampede incident, which occurred during the jumrah stone-throwing ritual in Mina, Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Susimah was part of the 62 flight group from Semarang, it added.
"According to initial information, two haj pilgrims had died during the stampede but after we checked it, 14 pilgrims were found to have died in the incident, one of whom was from Semarang. Meanwhile, six pilgrims were injured," said Gentur.
The Saudi Arabian authorities have said at least 769 people died when they were crushed in a stampede during the pilgrimage on Thursday, Associated Press reports. (ebf)
