In a statement released by Egyptian authorities, it accuses agencies of not providing appropriate accommodation and medical services to pilgrims.

It adds that pilgrims were not  given the correct visas to enter Mecca where Haj rituals take place and that those who died had to walk through the desert into Mecca to avoid arrest or deportation. Nearly 2 million Muslims will complete the Haj pilgrimage this week.

--ChannelAfrica--