Haj pilgrim dies on flight home

BANDA ACEH, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam: Hafsah binti Hasyim, a 72-year-old haj pilgrim, died of a heart attack on her flight home on Saturday.

A spokesman for the haj organizer, Aiyub Ahmad, said the woman's body would be transported to her home in Lam Peudeu Tunong, Pidie regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Of the total of some 200,000 Indonesian pilgrims this year, 15 from Aceh died. With the arrival of Hafsah's flight on Saturday, the total number of haj pilgrims who have returned to Aceh has reached more than 2,000.

The total number of haj pilgrims who have returned home as of Sunday was 56,715. -- Antara.