He also said Friday that eight Pakistani nationals have been confirmed as killed in Thursday's stampede.
In Lebanon, meanwhile, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the Saudi government bears responsibility for the deadly stampede. He says that the fact that such tragedies have happened before at the hajj reflects that there is a "malfunction in the administration."
Nasrallah said the investigation into the incident should include experts from countries that have had the most pilgrims die, citing Iran and Morocco as examples.