Hajj stampede killed over 2,100 pilgrims, new tally shows

The stampede at last month's hajj in Saudi Arabia caused the deaths of over 2,100 people, reports said Monday. Riyadh officially maintains that 769 people were killed and 934 were injured in the incident in Mina. The release of the new tallly came after the government held a meeting Sunday night to discuss the incident.  

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