Tehran’s Grand Bazaar closed in protest at Hajj stampede

Traders in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar closed their shops on Tuesday morning in protest against Hajj stampede.

Releasing a statement on Tuesday, the merchants’ unions announced the merchants’ closure of their shops to show their resentment to Saudi Arabia over its incompetence and mismanagement of Hajj rituals.

The death toll of the Iranian pilgrims reached 227, Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Saeed Ohadi announced Tuesday.

Ohadi said the numbers of injured and missing Iranian pilgrims are 27 and 247 respectively. The Hajj stampede happened in Mina, a neighborhood of Mecca, on Thursday while the pilgrims were taking part in the stoning the devil ritual.

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