Death toll tops 1,000 after Haj marked by extreme heat

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Death toll tops 1,000 after Haj marked by extreme heat

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Haj death toll tops 1,000 amid extreme heat; temperatures in Mecca exceed 50°C

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RIYADH: The death toll from this year's Haj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said Thursday (Jun 20), more than half of whom were unregistered worshippers performing the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Sa

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