Two million pilgrims come to Mecca for #hajj despite #MERS virus fears
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Muslim pilgrims wait for performing morning prayer in Mecca’s Grand Mosque, on October 13, 2013, as hundreds of thousands of Muslims have poured into the holy city of Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo: AFP - Fayez Nureldine)
Some two million pilgrims poured out of the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Sunday to begin the annual hajj, their numbers reduced on fears of the deadly MERS virus. Saudi Health Minister Abdullah Al-Rabia told reporters late Saturday (...)