MINA — A Filipino pilgrim who was rushed to hospital after suffering an acute heart attack underwent successful surgery at Al-Noor Hospital, an affiliate of Makkah-based King Abdullah Medical City.

The Ministry of Health said that the health condition of the 78-year-old patient is now stable and he will be transferred, in a health convoy, to Arafat to complete his pilgrimage.

The Filipino pilgrim thanked the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince, as well as the medical staff who attended to him, and expressed happiness at being able to complete the Hajj rituals. — SPA