MINA: Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a haj marred by double tragedy, with the toll from a stampede rising to 769.
Health Minister Khaled al-Falih announced the new figure, an increase from the previous toll of 717.
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