Emergency services personnel attend to victims of a stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in this Sept. 24, 2015, file photo. A new tally shows last month’s crush and stampede at the Saudi hajj was the deadliest event to ever strike the annual pilgrimage. The Associated Press count on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, shows at least 1,453 people died Sept. 24 in Mina. Saudi officials have said their official figure of 769 killed and 934 injured in the disaster remains accurate. (AP Photo, File)
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