Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of devil
Tens of thousands of troops and medics are deployed with modern technology including surveillance drones to maintain order after fatal stampedes
11 August 2019 - 18:51
Jamarat, Saudi Arabia — Muslims from around the world hurled pebbles at a giant wall in a symbolic stoning of the devil on Sunday, the start of the riskiest part of the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, where hundreds died in a crush four years ago.
The kingdom stakes its reputation on its guardianship of Islam’s holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, and organising the world’s largest annual Muslim gathering, which retraces the route Prophet Mohammad took 14 centuries ago...
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