Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims attend prayers in Mecca
27 August 2017 |
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Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims attend evening and night prayers at Mecca's Grand Mosque gathering together from all parts of the world to perform the annual pilgrimage of Haj.
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