Social media rumor circulating about a Mauritanian pilgrims’ plane crashing off the Red Sea coast is false, the government has said.
Mauritania’s Director of Hajj at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, El Waly Taha, denied the claim, confirming that all Mauritanian pilgrims are safe and have arrived in the holy lands without incident. Likewise, Mauritania Airlines confirmed that all pilgrims were transported safely and securely to Saudi Arabia, with no incidents reported on any of the scheduled flights.
The company clarified that it operated three outbound flights for this year’s Hajj season.