Assistant Interior Minister for Administrative Affairs and Executive Head of the Egyptian Hajj Mission Saed Maher said on Monday that death toll among Egyptian pilgrims has climbed to 28.

According to Maher, all of the deceased have been buried in Saudi Arabia upon acceptance from their families.

As for pilgrims who were carried to Arafat Mountain by ambulances, Maher said that they were taken to hospitals after performing the hajj ritual.

Source: MENA