8 million visited Grand Mosque in Makkah during first 10 days of Ramadan

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Monday 29 Jun 2015 - 13:37 Makkah mean time-12-9-1436 Makkah (IINA) – The Haj and Umrah Public Administration in the governorate of Makkah region confirmed that the number of people who visited the Grand Mosque during the first ten days of the holy month of Ramadan increased by 49% from last year, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This was stated by Director of Haj and Umrah Department at the governorate Dr Salah Saqr. He said the transportation plan adopted and monitored by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and adviser of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and chairman of the Central Haj Committy, and which is implemented by all relevant government sectors resulted in the transportation of more than 8 million passengers during the first ten days of Ramadan. Saqr added that the number of vehicles that transported the visitors to the Grand Mosque during the same period amounted to more than 38,000 cars, up 25% from the same period last year. AB/IINA