MANAMA, NOV. 29 (BNA) A 37 YEAR OLD BAHRAINI HAJ DIED OF A HEART FAILURE TODAY WHILE STONING THE DEVIL.
HE DIED DESPITE ATTEMPTS BY SAUDI HEALTH EMERGENCY TEAMS TO SAVE HIS LIFE, HEAD OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE BAHRAIN HAJJ DELEGATION DR. ALI AL BAQARA REPORTED. ACCORDING TO HIS COMPANIONS AND EYE- WITNESSES, THE LATE HAJ LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND FELL ON THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING THE RITUAL. HE DIED DESPITE THE RESUSCITATION EFFORTS EXERTED BY HIS COMPANIONS AND SAUDI PARAMEDICS, AL BAQARA SAID. HE WAS RUSHED TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL AND HIS RELATIVES WERE IMMEDIATELY INFORMED, THE DOCTOR ADDED. ON HIS PART, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE BAHRAIN HAJ DELEGATION SHEIKH ABDULNASSER ABDULLAH SAID EFFORTS WERE IN FULL SWING TO TRANSPORT THE BODY TO BAHRAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT PROCEDURES MAY TAKE 2 TO 3 DAYS DESPITE THE BAHRAINI CONSULATE'S ONGOING COORDINATION WITH THE SAUDI AUTHORITIES. MTQ 29-NOV-2009 21:48