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​Muslim pilgrims perform the dawn prayer around the Kaaba, Islam s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Saudi Arabia does crowd control for Hajj, US sanctions ICC judges, escaped Thai elephant behaves very well, and more

269,678: With the world’s largest Islamic pilgrimage officially underway, over 269,678 people without permits were barred entry from Hajj.