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Sat, 10/03/2015 - 16:32
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President Rouahni attends ceremony for Mina tragedy victims

Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani attended the welcome ceremony for the first batch of the bodies of the dead Iranian Hajj pilgrims who were killed in Mina tragedy in Mecca on September 24. The ceremony was held on Saturday morning for the Mina victims in the presence of President Rouhani, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, Head of the Supreme Leader's Office Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, armed forces commanders and other high ranking Iranian officials. 104 bodies of dead Iranian pilgrims arrived at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport early Saturday. A total of 465 Iranian pilgrims lost their lives during the Hajj rituals in Mina, Mecca.

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