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RIYADH – Saudi Arabia has said security forces had cleared hundreds of thousands of unregistered pilgrims from Mecca ahead of the hajj which begins next week.
Those turned away in recent days from the holy city, home to the Grand Mosque, include 153,998 foreigners who travelled from abroad on tourist visas rather than the required hajj visas, the official Saudi Press Agency said. Many seek to complete the rites through unofficial channels as obtaining the formal permits and travel packages can be extremely costly, with limited quotas for pilgrims from each country.
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