Mecca Civil Defense Steps Up Operations at Grand Mosque

IQNA – In an ongoing mission to protect those at Islam’s holiest site, the Civil Defense has maintained intensive field safety operations across the Grand Mosque in Mecca and its surrounding courtyards.

The Civil Defense is continuing its field operations across the Grand Mosque and its surrounding courtyards to enhance preventative safety measures, protect visitors, and deliver vital humanitarian services to pilgrims and worshippers.

Deployed teams are managing routine civil defense duties while maintaining a high state of readiness to respond immediately to emergencies, ensuring a rapid deployment framework that upholds maximum public safety during the final stages of the Hajj season.

Over 1.7 million pilgrims from around the world are performing the final rituals of Hajj in Mecca.

Source: SPA