Some 312 Indonesians die in Saudi during hajj pilgrimage

Mecca (ANTARA News) - A total of 312 Indonesians have died in Saudi
Arabia up to Monday (Dec. 31) during this year`s hajj pilgrimage,
according to data from the Indonesian hajj information center.

Currently, 33 Indonesian hajj pilgrims were being hospitalized in Saudi
Arabia, namely five in Jeddah, 27 in Madinah and one in Mecca.



However, the fact in the field was different from the data from the
information center. In An Noor Hospital, Mecca, alone 33 Indonesian
hajj pilgrims were being hospitilized.

Up to Saturday (Dec. 30), around 41,516 hajj pilgrims have returned to
Indonesia, or 21.37 percent of the total number of 194,239 Indonesians
performing hajj pilgrimage this year.

Islam obliges its followers who can afford it to perform hajj pilgrimage once during their life time. (*) END