Pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia

Azerbaijani pilgrims making their Hajj pilgrimage through the Caucasus Clerical Office (CCO) have safely reached Medina, Saudi Arabia, spokesman for the CCO Haji Akif said.

With regard to the influenza epidemic that spread among some pilgrims in Mecca, Haji Akif said that such cases have not been registered among Azerbaijani pilgrims.

The pilgrims visited the Prophet Mohammed Mosque and served repast to about 400 people in honor of former Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev. They will travel from Medina to Mecca by bus in two days.*