ADEN, 14th August, 2017 (WAM) -- Authorities in Yemen have said that Houthi militias have obstructed the departure of thousands of pilgrims wanting to perform Hajj this year.
Mukhtar al-Rabash, Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Awqaf and Guidance, said that the militia had retained the passports of more than 2,000 pilgrims and obstructed the departure of hundreds of others, the official Yemeni news agency has reported.
Al-Rabash said in a statement carried by the agency that coup militias confiscated the passports of many pilgrims at checkpoints and hindered the departure of others at the port of Wadiah in Hadramout province.
The Yemeni official condemned the practices carried out against pilgrims, the agency added.