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. --SPA 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).
