AlHijjah 10, 1434, Oct 15, 2013, SPA -- Major General Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, said today that the process of transporting pilgrims over the last 24 hour went smoothly, the best in the recent years. In his third press conference on the progress of Hajj, Al-Turki said the transportation of pilgrims to ascend to Arafat and then down to Muzdalifah and Mina before going to perform the circumambulation ritual around Kaaba, one of the pillars of Hajj, in Makkah was done in comfort and tranquility. Hajj of this year was characterized by the low number of pilgrims who opted to stay on the bare ground rather than rent a shaded place in a tent compound. He added that 40% of pilgrims were transported by shuttle bus trips, 25% by the train and 35% opted to walk all the way on foot or by 25-passenger private vehicles. --More 19:15 LOCAL TIME 16:15 GMT تغريد
