19 Egyptian pilgrims killed in accident in Saudi Arabia

19 pilgrims from Egypt became victims of an accident in Saudi Arabia, another 25 people were injured, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt reports.

A bus carrying 44 people overturned on the road between Mecca and Medina. All the victims were hospitalized to a Medina hospital, TASS reports.

The Egyptians were making umrah (small hajj) to the holy places of Islam in Saudi Arabia.