Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims originate moving from holy city of Mecca to nearby Mina for the start of world’s largest annual gatheringThree million people from all over the world are expected in Saudi Arabia’s holy cities of Mecca and Medina for the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage,which is starting amid tight security.
The Saudi authorities are deploying 100000 security personnel, including members of the counter-terrorism and the emergency civil defence units, and 5000 CCTV cameras.
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Source: theguardian.com