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The number of Egyptians killed in the Haj stampede last month climbed to 138 from 126, while 96 Egyptians are currently missing, Egypt's endowments minister said on Sunday. Religious Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa told a news conference, aired live on state television, that a "detailed report" on the incident has been handed to the Egyptian Cabinet. Gomaa's announcement comes two days after he returned from Saudi Arabia, where he was leading Egypt's Haj group. A stampede in the Saudi tent city…