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Haj pilgrims to get e-bracelets for safety
The high-tech safety measure will help authorities provide care \"and identify people\", the Arab News and Saudi Gazette reported.
Riyadh : Muslim pilgrims joining this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia will have to wear an electronic safety bracelet, newspapers reported on Friday, after more than 2,000 died in a stampede last year.
The high-tech safety measure will help authorities provide care "and identify people", the Arab News and Saudi Gazette reported.
At least 2,297 pilgrims died during the stampede on September 24 during last year's hajj, according to data from foreign officials, some of whom expressed concerns about difficulty in identifying the victims. Saudi Arabia issued a death toll of 769. It was the worst disaster in hajj history.
The bracelets are water resistant, connected to a GPS location system, and store each pilgrim's personal information including address and medical records, the newspapers said.
In another safety measure, more than 800 surveillance cameras have been installed at Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, the Saudi Gazette reported this month.
Source:AFP
