Pilgrims from South Sudan applaud Saudi King's help

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Pilgrims from South Sudan applaud Saudi Kings help
A Muslim pilgrim prays on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage. Reuters file

Riyadh - A private plane transported pilgrims from South Sudan capital Juba to Uganda and then Jeddah, until they reached Makkah.

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Published: Thu 15 Sep 2016, 12:27 PM

Last updated: Fri 16 Sep 2016, 10:03 AM

South Sudan pilgrims have expressed thanks to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for providing them with transportation to perform Haj in Makkah, an Arab News report said.
A private plane transported 100 South Sudan pilgrims from South Sudan capital Juba to Uganda and then Jeddah, until they reached Makkah. 
Dr. Abdullah Juma, secretary general of the Holy Qur'an Society and governor of Tombara Province, expressed his gratitude to King Salman on behalf of the pilgrims, the report stated.

"They couldn't believe that they could come to the Kingdom in such a quick way so that they could join all the Haj rituals from Tarwiyah Day to Arafat Day."
"We did not know how to come to this blessed country. For one, a civil war is taking place in South Sudan. It would have been difficult to leave. For another, it's expensive to travel to perform Haj," Juma said.
 



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