Hajj stampede death toll rises to 769: Saudi minister

The death toll from a stampede during the annual hajj has risen to 769, the Saudi health minister said on Saturday.

Khaled al-Falih also told reporters the number of injured had risen to 934.

An initial toll after Thursday's tragedy during a ritual of the symbolic stoning of the devil was 717 dead and 863 hurt, according to Saudi officials.

The authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of pilgrims killed in the stampede, as the difficult process of identification continues.

But several foreign countries, largely African and Asian, have announced deaths.

PHOTO GALLERY: Stampede in Mina

Only around 250 deaths in total have been officially confirmed by foreign officials.

The stampede was the most deadly incident in a quarter-century at the hajj, which attracted almost two million pilgrims from around the world.

They were completing their final rituals on Saturday before going home.