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Amid pandemic, downsised hajj begins

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KABUL ritual in the holy city of Makkah, AFP reported on Wednesday.

To curb the spread of Covid-19, the number of pilgrims has been reduced to 10,000 people already living in Saudi Arabia, where 270,000 individuals have already been infected.

Khalid bin Qarar al-Harbi, the Saudi director of public security, was quoted as saying “There are no security-related concerns in this pilgrimage, but downsizing is to protect pilgrims from the danger of the pandemic.”

During religious rites that are . . .

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