The Egyptian Health Ministry reported on Saturday the death of a pilgrim from Al Sharqiya governorate, taking the number of Egyptian pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia to 11.

A 63-year-old man, named Mostafa Abdallah Taha, died of a heart attack, said Head of the Hajj medical mission Ahmed el Ansari.

The medical mission's emergency room is coordinating with the concerned authorities to issue his death certificate, Ansari added.

Source : Mena