Heartbroken: Pilgrims are seen at the departure hall of Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. — The Jakarta Post/ANN
Saudi Arabia’s decision to temporarily halt all umrah pilgrimages amid fears of the Covid-19 outbreak shocked hundreds of Indonesian pilgrims who were left in uncertainty at airports and forced to cancel their journeys.
Among the pilgrims was Suyato, 59, from Tangerang, Banten, who said he had only learnt about the ban upon his arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at midday on Thursday.
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