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Helicopter ambulances overfly pilgrimage in Mecca

Mina, Saudi Arabia - Tens casualties and injured followers are accounted for every year

Hundreds thousands pilgrims have been arriving in Mecca since Monday for the pilgrimage celebration which is expected to end tomorrow with Satan lapidation, when seven stones are launched against three stele located in Mina valley. Today instead is praying day on Arafat mountain, the main celebration of the event. But Saudi authority resorted to due proper safety measures when considering the constant...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 112385
Rome, Italy, 01/19/2005 18:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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