Pilgrims to scale Mount Arafat for peak of Hajj
MOUNT ARAFAT:
Pilgrims on Thursday converged at Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat for the climax of this year's hajj which was the smallest in modern times and a sharp contrast to the massive crowds of previous years.
A tight security cordon has been erected all around the foot of the rocky hill outside Makkah, also known as Jabalal-Rahma or Mount of Mercy.
Pilgrims, donning masks and observing social distancing, were brought in buses from neighbouring Mina, state television showed, as Saudi authorities impose measures to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.
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