Al-Waeli: 16% of pilgrims arriving the country left through land and air ports

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30-08-2023, 10:00

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INA- Baghdad

The head of the Border Ports Committee, Omar Al-Waeli, announced on Wednesday that 16 percent of pilgrims arriving in the country left through land and air ports.

Al-Waeli told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "16 percent of pilgrims arriving in the country left through land and air ports."

The Ministry of Interior announced the entry of more than two million pilgrims to the country to perform the pilgrimage of the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), through land ports and airports, noting that the process of transporting pilgrims is going well, except for some traffic accidents as a result of excessive speed.