320 Calon Jamaah Haji NTB Berangkat ke Tanah Suci

MATARAM - A total of 320 pilgrims first flight group Embarkation Lombok (LOP), West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) was dispatched this morning to the holy land, Saudi Arabia. Head of the Office of Religious Affairs Ministry NTB Usman said, all the pilgrims who set off on the first fleet came from East Lombok, plus 5 people fleet officers.

"The total number of 325 worshipers, 5 people is hajj group officer who will accompany them during in the holy land, " Usman said in Mataram, Lombok, Monday (09/01/2014). He added that the number of all the pilgrims from NTB which will travel to the holy land of 3,596 people this year. The entire congregation is divided into 11 hajj groups. The number of officers each fleet is 5 people.

"The numbers of pilgrims are 3,596 plus 55 officers," said Usman. The first fleet pilgrims departed from the International Airport of Lombok (LOP) to Jeddah, at 10:50 WITA, using a Garuda Indonesia flight GA 5101. It plan back to homeland on October 10, 2014.

In this first fleet, 2 pilgrims canceled departing to Mecca for pilgrimage. Both are Muhammad Ali bin Said and Nurhasanah. According to Usman, both cancel to leave because one died and the other stuck his visa.

"Muhammad Ali bin Said died of a heart attack while trying to leave for the Hajj. Meanwhile, on behalf of Nurhasanah having problems on the visa," said Usman. Usman said it had replaced the deceased pilgrims with other pilgrims from Mataram. And Nurhasanah will be dispatched on the second fleet. [Pardika Dewi RS / Source: Liputan6.com]