AlQa'dah 24, 1433, Oct 10, 2012, SPA -- The number of pilgrims arriving from abroad to perform Hajj rituals of this year reached 848,101 as at the end of yesterday, the Director General of Passport Department Lieutenant General Salem bin Mohammed Al-Bulaihed said in a statement. Al-Bulaihed also said that the number of pilgrims arriving by air reached 817,358; by land 20,727; and by sea 10,016.