Haj starts under flu shadow
China Daily | Updated: 2009-11-25 07:56
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Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba inside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca during morning prayers before today's start of this year's haj pilgrimage yesterday. Reuters |
JEDDAH: Braving the swine flu pandemic and tensions between the Saudi hosts and Shiite Iran, more than 2.5 million Muslim faithful are descending on the holy cities of Mecca and Medina this week for the haj.
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