Mecca prepares for Hajj pilgrimage

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The police surveillance centre maintaining security at the Hajj Source: SBS News / SBS/Essam al-Ghalib

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This year, around a million Muslim pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia and from around the world will perform the hajj after years of restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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