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Saudi authorities limit the hajj to 60,000 pilgrims from within Saudi Arabia.
In this photo released by the Saudi Media Ministry, security personnel stood by as a limited number of pilgrims arrived last year at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.Credit.Saudi Media Ministry, via Associated Press
June 12, 2021, 10:51 a.m. ET
The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca next month will be restricted to 60,000 and limited to people living in Saudi Arabia because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Saudi Press Agency said on Saturday, as the authorities maintain tight restrictions on an event that usually draws millions of people from around the world every year.