JEDDAH, 3 February 2004 — The diplomatic missions of India, Bangladesh, China and Sri Lanka gave information about their nationals involved in Sunday’s stampede in Mina. While Indian Consulate officials said they had added 10 to the earlier list of three, the Bangladeshi, Chinese and Sri Lankan missions said they were still trying to identify their nationals killed in the stampede.
Following is the additional list of 10 Indian Haj pilgrims killed in Sunday’s stampede in Mina: Abdul Rahman, 70, of Tonk, Rajasthan; Nasreen, 25, wife of Muhammad Shakir, of Bulandshahr, UP; Amir Ahmad, 53, of Bulandshahr, UP; Raimunnisa Begum, 61, wife of Manullah Khan, of Lalpur, Maharajganj, UP; Manullah Khan, 65, of Lalpur, Maharajganj, UP; Ummer, 60, of Champad, Panoor, Kannur district, Kerala; Bibi Khadija (Passport No. E-4677998), a private tour operator pilgrim of Maktab-37; and Saudi iqama holders — Hinaa Naaz, Muhammad Ali and Shaikh Ahmed Rehman.
Three Indians reported among the dead on Sunday are: Ghulam Mohammad Mir, 40, of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir; Muhammad Ali, 40, of Kozhikode, Kerala; and Mohammed Mohiuddin, 56, of Goyeshbari, Sujapur, Malda, West Bengal.
The Consulate General of India can be contacted on the following numbers for further information: 02 6533032, 6510514.
Eight Bangladeshi pilgrims were reported killed. Bangladesh Consulate’s Haj Counselor Mesbahuddin said six of them had come from Bangladesh for the Haj and the other two were working in the Kingdom. Bangladeshi Haj officials have identified all the bodies. “The casualty figure should not rise as Bangladeshi officials and volunteers have completed their searches in all the Haj camps,” he said, adding that they had not found any injured Bangladeshi pilgrim at any of the hospitals searched.
Five Chinese pilgrims were killed and 10 others injured in the stampede. “The search for more Chinese pilgrims in the stampede has been intensified, following a directive to both the embassy in Riyadh and the consulate in Jeddah from President Hu Jintao,” an official said.
“Our president has asked us to look for more Chinese pilgrims involved in the stampede and render assistance to the victims,” he said, adding that Hu had also sent condolences to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd.
Four Sri Lankans identified among the 251 casualties are Muhammad Madani of Colombo, Amin Ali and Abdul Aziz from eastern Sri Lanka, and Riyad Muhammad Zahirdeen of Galawale. One was buried in the cemetery behind the Mina General Hospital.
