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General News of Sunday, 16 December 2007

Source: GNA

337 more Hajj Pilgrims leave for Jeddah

Accra, Dec. 16, GNA - A second batch of 337 Ghanaian Hajj Pilgrims left Accra Saturday afternoon for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, officials have said.
This adds up to 632 Pilgrims flown there. A chartered Tristar carrier flew the first batch of Pilgrims in the early hours of Saturday.
The Pilgrims had been stranded in Accra as a result of uncertainties over flight arrangements.