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Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for 2nd Hajj amid pandemic
By AFP - Jul 18,2021 - Last updated at Jul 18,2021
In this file photo taken on July 31, 2020 pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, the holiest shrine in the Grand mosque in the Holy City of Mecca, during the annual Hajj (AFP photo)
MECCA, Saudi Arabia Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized Hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam s holiest site in masks and on distanced paths.
The kingdom is allowing only 60,000 fully vaccinated residents to take part, seeking to repeat last year s success that saw no virus outbreak during the five-day ritual.