Publish date4 Oct 2015 - 14:32
Story Code : 207419

Body of Prominent Iranian Qari Identified, Back Home

Body of Hassan Danesh, an eminent Iranian Quran reciter who died in the recent crush in mina, Saudi Arabia, has been identified.
Body of Prominent Iranian Qari Identified, Back Home

Danesh, who was a member of the Iranian Quranic delegation to Hajj, had been missing after the deadly crush on September 24.

His body, among those of 114 other Iranian victims of the tragedy arrived at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on Sunday.

At least 465 Iranians lost their lives in the crush of pilgrims in Mina, near the holy city of Makkah.
Saudi Arabia claims nearly 770 people were killed in the crush, but officials with Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization say about 4,700 people, died in the tragedy.

In addition to Danesh, Amin Bavi, Mohsen Hajihassani Kargar, Foad Mash’ali and Saeed Saeedizadeh were four other members of the Iranian Quranic delegation who were killed in the incident.

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