Mexican pilgrims in the Holy Land are fine, they say

MEXICO CITY.- The group Pilgrims Mexico confirmed that dozens of compatriots and priests in the Holy Land are safe, following Iran’s attacks once morest Israel.

Erick García, director of the Smartravel agency, noted on Facebook that “we just had a meeting with the pilgrims. They are having breakfast and will personally contact their families to let them know how they are.”

He added that “fortunately the pilgrims are completely fine. We don’t have any incidents. We are far from the area where this event happened, but it is true that in the sky, in the blue bubble, you can see the impacts, the missiles. Fortunately we are very far away,” García said in the video dated in Bethlehem, Palestine. In the video he also introduced the director of the Net Belén office, Khader Alsadi, who said a few words.

“We are in Belén, in one of our hotels. Everything is in order, calm. The group (…) all calm. We as an agency, if an extra service is needed or an extension is needed for any reason, we are here.”

He added that “the pilgrims are fine. Thank you for being here,” she mentioned. “Anything the group needs, we are with them,” Alsadi highlighted. García stressed that he wants the pilgrims to “feel the support of Peregrinos México, backed by Smartravel, which is our travel company.

If at any time they would like us to support them to come back to Mexico, totally free. If you would like to stay at the hotel, totally free. “We spoke with the pilgrims (…) fortunately we do not have any news that might alarm our stay in Israel,” he declared. He remarked that “the pilgrims are fine.

The Net company, as well as Smartravel, will support all the decisions they make,” he indicated. He declared that “we are not going to risk anyone and we all want to return to Mexico well and happy. “We want to fulfill the pilgrimage as much as possible,” he added.

“If there is any incident (…) we will make decisions regarding it, but for now we will continue with our visits and continuing with our pilgrimage,” he declared in the video. Alsadi explained that “it is necessary to see when the Belén visas will be seen. [que todo será] don’t worry. He added that images would be uploaded so that it can be seen that “everything is in order.” Videos and photos were spread on the group’s social networks in Bethlehem, Palestine; Galilee, Israel and Jericho, Palestine, among other places.

In Latin America, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay They condemned the Iranian attack and expressed concern regarding the escalation of tensions. Brazil and Mexico urged “moderation” following the launch of missiles from the Islamic Republic once morest the Jewish State. China called for “peace and stability in the region” and Russia, calling for restraint, urged regional countries to “find a solution to existing problems.” Syria considered that Iran’s attack “is the legitimate right to self-defense” once morest Israel.

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