Tens of thousands of Muslims stream out of Islam's holiest city after completing the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia's scorching summer heat
Hajj is a major revenue-earner for Saudi Arabia, which is trying to pivot its oil-reliant economy in new directions including tourism. / Photo: AFP
On Friday, two days after the last major ritual, tens of thousands of people packed roads and boarded buses out of Islam's holiest sites in Mecca, bringing the Hajj to a close, an AFP news agency correspondent said. "I am very happy that I finished the pilgrimage safely," said Mohammad al Bashir, a 47-year-old Tunisian driver who was performing his last prayers on Friday.
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