Mecca (ANTARA News) - One Indonesian hajj pilgrim was suspected to have been killed in the Arab Road 204 stampede incident during the Jamarah hurling ritual in Mecca on Thursday morning.

According to the Hajj Media Center (MCH) team, which joined Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin to check on the Indonesian hajj pilgrims at Al-Jisr Hospital following the incident, one of the bodies was of a victim who was wearing a shawl with letters "Safari Tour and Travel Bojonegoro" on it.

Also, the victim had a bracelet in his hand inscribed with letters "maktab 2" or division 2 (flight batch).

However, the metal bracelet that carries the name, passport number, embarkation point and the flight batch number was not found on the male pilgrim. This bracelet is normally used to identify any pilgrim.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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