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Indian missions help stranded Umrah pilgrims return home

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 22 October 2026, 17:33 UTC ·9 sec listen

Indian missions in Saudi Arabia are helping stranded Umrah pilgrims return home as flights become available. Foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said about 3,000 pilgrims have travelled from Saudi Arabia to India over the past week.

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