Saeed Ohadi said on Tuesday that the victims are among the 1,450 bodies buried in Mecca.
Ohadi said that the victims, who were among 65 Iranian pilgrims unaccounted forfollowing the Mina tragedy, were identified through their fingerprints and nails.
He said that the identitiesof 12 victims have been determinedwhile the other five bodies have been proved to be Iranian nationals.
The crush occurred on September 24 after two large masses of pilgrims converged at a crossroads in Mina during the symbolic ceremony of the stoning of Satan in Jamarat.
Saudi Arabia claims nearly 770 people were killed in the incident, but officials at Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization say about 4,700 people, including 464 Iranian pilgrims, lost their lives in the tragedy. However, foreign officials put the death toll at1,674.
The bodies of 399 Iranian victims have been repatriated so far.
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The guard of honor carries the caskets of Iranian pilgrims, killed in a crush at the annual Hajj pilgrimage, during a repatriation ceremony upon their arrival at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on October 3, 2015. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]Saudi Arabia has come under harsh criticism over its role and handling of the incident.
Earlier on October 11, the head of Irans Hajj mission censured the Saudi mismanagement of the pilgrimage, which resulted in the massive loss of pilgrims lives.
The Saudi government cannot handle the Hajj with this imprudence, negligence, and traditional methods; therefore, it should reconsider the management of the Hajj by drawing onIslamic countries potential, said Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Ali Qazi-Askar, the representative of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for Hajj and pilgrimage affairs.
By Press TV
