27,150 pilgrims arrive Mecca

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: 27,150 Iraqi pilgrims arrived in Mecca, according to the head of the Iraqi Media delegation that accompanied them. “There are specialized Iraqi committees that follow up issues related to pilgrims,” Majid al-Itabi told IraqiNews.com. “During the last two days, two Iraqi pilgrims from Kurdistan, one from Baghdad, and one from al-Muthana died,” he said. MH (P)/SR 1