More Indonesian pilgrims die
Twenty-five more Indonesian hajj pilgrims have died since Sunday, bringing to 161 the number of the country's hajj pilgrims who died dur...
The deaths were related to heart disease and respiratory failure, the Religious Affairs Ministry's integrated haj communications system unit told Antara news agency in Jedda on Thursday.
The pilgrims were the latest to die from various illnesses, including lever, hypertension, cardiac arrest and respiratory failure.
Most of the dead pilgrims were aged 55 years old or more.
The government had required that all Saudi Arabia-bound pilgrims pass health screening, citing the extreme weather in the Middle East country.
About 200,000 Indonesian joined millions of Muslims across the world in the pilgrimage. They have started to stream into the country after one month of religious duties.
Source: The Jakarta Post Thu, 12/03/2009
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