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Uhuru mourns pilgrims killed in Mecca Hajj stampede

Saudi ambulances arrive with pilgrims who were injured in a stampede at an emergency hospital in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, on the first day of Eid al-Adha on September 24, 2015. (Photo: AFP)

Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the Saudi Arabian Government and the Muslim community following the stampede in Mecca that claimed over 400 hajj pilgrims.

President Kenyatta also wished quick recovery to another 700 victims injured in the tragedy as they performed stone throwing ceremony, one of the holiest rites in Islam.

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