Almasbek Atambayev cabled a message on Saturday and condoled with President Rouhani on the regretful and sorrowful death and injury of scores of Iranian pilgrims during Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia.
At least 465 Iranians have lost their lives in the incident occurred during the ritual known as "stoning the devil" in the tent city of Mina, about two miles from Mecca.
Today, first batch of the bodies of the killed Iranian Hajj pilgrims, including 104 victims, arrived in the country. The ripatriation ceremony was held with the presence of President Rouhani and a number of high-ranking officials at Mehrabad Airport.
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