Saudi soldier, Abeer Al-Rashed, conducted the first-ever female-led Hajj security briefing. The soldier presented the security and traffic plans for the pilgrimage.
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No female soldier has ever presented at the annual press conference, despite the fact that women participate in the Hajj season and in all security, health and organizational tasks.
In the video clip, which was broadcast on Saudi television and spread widely, after Abeer Al-Rashed gave the military salute, she said: “We salute you from the Unified Security Operations Center in the Makkah region.”
“We welcome you to the press conference of the leaders of the Hajj security forces for this year’s Hajj season 1442, in which the security, traffic and organizational plans for maintaining the security and safety of pilgrims are shedding light on the safety and security of the pilgrims,” she continued.