Pilgrims from Kazakhstan hurt in a road accident in Mecca
18:57, 29 October 2012
ASTANA. October 29. KAZINFORM Citizens of Kazakhstan who were hurt in a road accident in Mecca currently continue their hadj, the official spokesperson for Kazakh Foreign Ministry Altai Abibullayev reports.
4 pilgrims from Kazakhstan got minor injuries in the road accident on October 22 in Mecca. After careful medical examination and treatment they have continued their hadj.
According to A. Abibullayev, Kazakhstan's consulate in Jeddah and embassy in Riyadh render necessary assistance to all pilgrims and the hadj mission from Kazakhstan.
At the moment, there are 5 246 pilgrims from Kazakhstan in Mecca, the Kazakh MFA's spokesperson informs.