808,586 Pilgrims Arrive In Kingdom

Holy City of Makkah, 11 December

Up to Friday evening, 808,586 pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom to perform Hajj rituals this year, Makkah-based Hajj Central Committee said in its daily report.

The report shed light on the services provided to pilgrims in various fields, noting that a number of pilgrims have been admitted to and discharged from hospitals after treatment. it also pointed to pilgrim's consumption of bread, meat and water.

Director General of the Branch of the Hajj Ministry in Madinah Region hassan al-Bakri said 149,000 pilgrims left Madinah for Makkah until last night either by land or by the flights of the Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAA)