Iran Awaiting Saudi Explanation for Mina Incident: Deputy FM
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the county expects Saudi Arabia’s authorities to give a full explanation about a deadly crush in Mina, near Mecca, that killed hundreds of pilgrims from different countries, including Iran.
Tehran is still waiting for a straight answer with full clarification from the Saudi officials over the Mina incident, Araqchi said on Monday.
On Sunday, Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei said Tehran is making efforts to win the cooperation of other Islamic countries in a bid to sue those behind the Mina tragedy.
The Iranian judiciary, administration and particularly the foreign ministry are pursuing the issue to sue the culprits with the cooperation of other Muslim countries and push for preventive measures to avoid such incident in the future, he stated.
According to Iranian officials, around 4,700 pilgrims, including 465 Iranians, were killed in the crush on September 24 when performing religious rites.
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