Iran's Khamenei demands Saudi apology for hajj stampede
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
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TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded Saudi Arabia apologise on Sunday for a stampede that killed nearly 770 pilgrims at the hajj, at least 140 of them Iranians.
"Instead of passing the buck and playing a blame game, the Saudis should accept their responsibility and apologise to the world's Muslims and the bereaved families," Khamenei said in comments reported by the official IRNA news agency.