Tawafa group trains field officials (AN)
Arab News, 27/11/2008
The Tawafa Establishment for Arab Countries held a meeting yesterday, supervised by the Hajj Ministry's Hajj and Umrah Training Center, to enable field officials to become familiar with police and Civil Defense activities that take place during the stoning ritual on the Jamarat Bridge. To ensure the safety of pilgrims, schedules have been organised for the movement of pilgrims. Maj. Gen. Saad Al-Khelaiwi, Assistant Commander for Pedestrian Management, Hajj Security Forces, emphasised that the first step for pilgrims to ensure their own safety is to avoid crowded locations.