MAKKAH: Two more Malaysian haj pilgrims died in the Holy Land on Monday and Tuesday, bringing the death toll to four.
Malaysian haj delegation head Datuk Seri Syed Saleh Syed Abdul Rahman said the third death involved a male pilgrim, Ghazali Ahmad, 71, from Alor Setar, Kedah, who succumbed to kidney failure and a blocked blood vessel in his abdomen.
"The fourth pilgrim who died was Normadiah Mat Ali, 53, from Jertih, Terengganu, due to organ failure following a lung infection," he said during a weekly press conference at the Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) headquarters here today.
He said both the deceased had received treatment for several days at the TH Medical Centre in Makkah before being transferred to a Saudi hospital, where they eventually passed away while undergoing treatment.
The funeral prayers for both pilgrims were held at Masjidil Haram before they were laid to rest at Syuhada Al-Haram Cemetery and Syaraiee Cemetery here.