MINA - It was revealed that there were eleven Turkish people among those who trampled to death on Saturday during a devil stoning ritual at the annual hajj.
Turkish citizens, who lost their lives in the stampede, could not be identified yet.
Meanwhile, Directorate of Religious Affairs and Union of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) officials said that they had not received any certain information about death of Turkish citizens in the stampede.
Officials noted that Turkish citizens living in Saudi Arabia and acting individually might be killed.
A total of 244 people, who slipped and fell during the ritual, were trampled to death in the crush of people throwing pebbles at stone pillars symbolizing the devil.
The devil stoning is the hajj's most animated ritual. Each person throws seven times, chanting bismillah (in the name of God) and Allah akbar (God is great) to demonstrate their deep disdain for the devil.
(UK-AÖ) 02.02.2004