Number of Indonesians Ending Life During Hajj Reaches 370
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The number of Indonesians who died in the Holy Land while making the hajj pilgrimage this year by 4.16 pm local time last Saturday or 8.15 pm West Indonesia Standard Time (WIB) on Sunday reached 370, official data showed.
A total of 352 of the deceased were performing hajj under the regular hajj pilgrimage services while 18 others under the first-class pilgrimage services (ONH-Plus).
"The pilgrims who died were predominantly men reaching 244 while the number of women pilgrims who ended their lives in the Holy Land was 126," Evi Al Hudhori of the computerized data at the Integrated Hajj Services office of the Religious Affairs Ministry in Saudi Arabia, said here on Sunday.
She said that the biggest number of the deceased reaching 71 came from the SUB (Surabaya, East Java) embarkation point, followed by that from the Solo or SOC embarkation (65).
A total of 352 of the deceased were performing hajj under the regular hajj pilgrimage services while 18 others under the first-class pilgrimage services (ONH-Plus).
"The pilgrims who died were predominantly men reaching 244 while the number of women pilgrims who ended their lives in the Holy Land was 126," Evi Al Hudhori of the computerized data at the Integrated Hajj Services office of the Religious Affairs Ministry in Saudi Arabia, said here on Sunday.
She said that the biggest number of the deceased reaching 71 came from the SUB (Surabaya, East Java) embarkation point, followed by that from the Solo or SOC embarkation (65).
