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No Moroccans among 14 pilgrims who died in stampede in Saudi Arabia

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There were no Moroccans among the 14 pilgrims who died on Tuesday in a stampede as they were performing the Satan stoning ritual.

A source at the Moroccan official delegation to the pilgrimage said Moroccan authorities contacted Saudi authorities and visited the hospital to check whether there were any Moroccans among the victims. They found out that there was no Moroccan nationals among the stampede victims.

A total of 14 pilgrims died and dozens were injured during a stampede in Mina as hundreds of thousands of Muslims from all over the world converge for the Satan stoning ritual.

The stoning ritual crowns the Haj festival.

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