Algerian pilgrims relate their hellish expedition to the holy land

This year’s pilgrimage has been overshadowed by the performance of the Algeria squad in the qualifiers of the world cup , prompting Echikh Berbara to declare to the travel agencies and some of his relatives” we have to thank God and the players of the Algeria squad whose performances have overshadowed the scandalous organization of this years’ pilgrimage”.

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• Dozens of pilgrims have revealed the details of their doldrums that started a month ago at Algiers international airport until their arrival to the holy land.
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• The prince of Al Medina at the rescue of the Algerian pilgrims
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• Some 250 Algerian pilgrims including old men and women were forced to lay down on the pavements of        Al Medina Al Mounaouara wrapped with the Algerian flag that was flying high on the Sky of Oum Dorman , Sudan, the day Algeria beat Egypt, to an extent that the other pilgrims from the other Islamic countries believed that our pilgrims were supporting their national squad.
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• The scene prompted the prince of this city to react swiftly and decided to lodge the 250 desperate pilgrims inside luxurious hotels, at a time where the members of the Algerian delegation who were supposed to assists their fellow citizens were out of reach.
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• Pilgrims transformed buses into hotels    
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• At a time where the Algerian pilgrims’ venue was supposed to be nearby the holy shrines, as promised by the delegation chiefs, the last groups had to beat the bushes to find shelter by their own. They resorted to besiege the delegation’s headquarters to ask for lodging.
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• Meanwhile, dozens of women pilgrims were forced to dwell two days inside buses and may be would have stayed longer if not the intervention of the Saudi health ministry that took on it the responsibility to lodge them at Al Azizia province, 6 KMS away from the holly shrine.
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