1.32 million foreign pilgrims arrive for Haj until Friday

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Saturday 19 Sep 2015 - 13:11 Makkah mean time-6-12-1436 Riyadh (IINA) – The number of pilgrims, who came from outside Saudi Arabia to perform this year's Hajj pilgrimage since the start of pilgrims' arrival until Friday reached 1,319,384 pilgrims, according to a report carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoting the Passport General Directorate sources. The report said that 1,274,173 pilgrims arrived by air, 32,288 arrived by land, while those who arrived by sea stood at 12,923 pilgrims. This number marked a decrease of 21,412 pilgrims (two percent) compared to the same period last year. ABB/IINA