MECCA - Three more Turkish hajjis have died on the holy lands where they went to fulfil their religious obligations since November 24th, executives of the Religious Affairs Directorate General said.
The executives told the A.A correspondent on Monday that Zehra Bas (Afyonkarahisar), Hasan Yanik (Samsun) and Mahmut Elik (Diyarbakir) were the last three hajjis who died on holy lands, raising the death toll to 28.
Executives said that 23 of hajjis died of heart failure, 2 in traffic accident and the rest of various illnesses.