JEDDAH: An emergency medical team saved the life of a Pakistani pilgrim after he suffered a severe heart attack as he performed Hajj.
The team, which was from the Heart Center in King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah, a member of the Healthcare Cluster, treated the patient who was staying at an accommodation camp in Mina.
“He was taken directly to Mina Al-Wadi Hospital, and rapid coordination took place between the health authorities, as the patient was urgently transferred from the holy site to the emergency department in the medical city,” Saudi Press Agency said.
He is currently undergoing medical care for his condition, it added.
The Makkah Healthcare Cluster has prepared specialized medical teams to receive such cases around the clock.
Saudi medical staff save Pakistani pilgrim after severe heart attack
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Saudi medical staff save Pakistani pilgrim after severe heart attack
- He is currently undergoing medical care for his condition at Mina Al-Wadi Hospital in Makkah
Saudi air defenses destroy 3 ballistic missiles, 4 drones
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's air defenses on Monday have shot down at least three ballistic missiles and four drones that have entered the Kingdom's airspace at past midnight, the Ministry of Defense said.
In a series of posts on X, the ministry said three ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj were intercepted and destroyed.
Two drones were shot down in the northern part of the national capital, Riyadh city, another one aimed at the Shaybah oil field was intercepted in the Empty Quarter desert, and another one was destroyed in the northern province of Al-Jouf.
Monday's early waves of strikes in the Kingdom and other Gulf states seem to follow a pattern, with Iran launching missiles and drones in waves starting at midnight, continuing relentlessly until late in the day.
Saudi Arabia's air defenses had successfully intercepted and destroyed multiple numbers of missile and drones in the past days. Most of the missiles are aimed at the Prince Sultan Air Base, while many of the drones were targeted at the Shaybah field.
Video footage posted by the Ministry of Defense on X on Sunday showed some of the enemy drones being neutralized.
On Sunday, however, two people were reported killed and 12 injured after a projectile fell on a residential area in Al-Kharj governorate, where the Prince Sultan Air Base is located.
An official spokesman for the Saudi Civil Defense said that the two deceased were Indian and Bangladeshi nationals, while the dozen injured were all Bangladeshi residents. The victims were employees of a maintenance and cleaning company in the area.
