Interior minister praises military, security authorities’ Hajj efforts

MINA: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior and Head of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif commended the efforts of security and military authorities during this year’s Hajj season.
During a meeting with the Hajj Security Committee and leaders of the Hajj security forces in Makkah on Tuesday, Prince Abdulaziz said that implemented phases of the security plan have been successful, and pilgrims have faced no problems from the time of their arrival in Makkah until the Day of Tarwiyah.
He praised the efforts of the security authorities at the ministry and military authorities at the Ministry of the National Guard, the Ministry of Defense, the General Intelligence Presidency, and the Presidency of State Security.
Prince Abdulaziz said that security efforts will continue until pilgrims return to their homelands after performing their rituals with ease and comfort.
Gen. Mohammed Al-Bassami, director of public security and chair of the Hajj Security Committee, presented a report on the results of the Hajj security plan.
He said that all participating security and military authorities in this Hajj season are ready to implement the rest of the security plan phases, thus ensuring the safety and security of pilgrims.
Prince Abdulaziz reviewed progress on work at the security and control command center for Hajj at the Public Security headquarters in Mina.
He also inspected the artificial intelligence applications that have been developed in cooperation with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority to support Hajj security forces in managing crowds at the holy sites, the Grand Mosque and the Jamarat Bridge.