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The Telegraph raised Father Kii on phone. Luckily the Catholic priest appears to have placed his phone on roaming which allows him to receive calls via satellite.
....thanking their stars, happy the Lord had averted a major obstacle.
The Telegraph raised Father Kii on phone. Luckily the Catholic priest appears to have placed his phone on roaming which allows him to receive calls via satellite.
Kii confirmed the plane's engine had malfunctioned but said every member of the team was alright. At home the Rivers government swung into action.
Our sources hint government officials made contact with the stranded pilgrims.
Government's support is believed to have given confidence to the Christian tourists, especially when it got the tour guides responsible for the pilgrimage to arrange a fresh aircraft to airlift the pilgrims home.
Tuesday night, aviation officials checked in pilgrims but not every one had an opportunity to make the batch.
As at the time of going to press, there were speculations that the aircraft expected might be smaller.
As 12-15a.m Tuesday, not all who were crowded at the airport were given the nod.
Those who made it to the Departure Hall were issued pilgrims passports, suggesting they could now look forward to jetting out.
Every year, millions of Christians make the trip to Jerusalem to see holy sites and partake of an experience that lives on long after.
For devout Christians, it is a time to say "my eyes have seen it", and a time to sing "Hosanna in the Highest".