The stampede occurred near an intersection of two streets in Mina, around 5 kilometers (3 miles) east of Islam’s holy city of Makkah on Thursday.
Addressing a press conference, Saudi Health Minister Khalid bin Abdul-Aziz al-Falih said that 934 pilgrims were also injured in the incident.
Al-Falih said that Saud Arabia responded to the incident with all its health and civil defense teams, adding that around 25,000 health workers served the estimated 2 million pilgrims this year.
He said that Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz had ordered a full investigation into the incident, the results of which would be shared with the media.
Earlier, the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs said that 753 people were killed in the stampede and 887 others were injured.
Four Turkish pilgrims in total died in Makkah during Hajj, only two of them were killed in the Mina stampede, a senior Turkish official said Saturday.
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