Number of Egyptian pilgrims died in Holy Lands rises to 15

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The death toll among Egyptian pilgrims in the Holy Lands rose to 15, head of the Egyptian Hajj mission Sayed Maher said on Saturday.

Magdy Mohamed Abdo, 57, died of heart failure, Maher said.

Also, Rasmiya Ali Mohamed Hassan, 53, Salah Abdel Salam Abdel Naby, 68, Kamal Mohamed Awad, 62, and Sohair Abdel Hamid Awad Ibrahim, 65, died.

They were buried in Mecca after taking the permission from their families in Egypt, he added.

Source: MENA