2000000 Muslim Mecca Hajj Saudi Arabia deployed 100,000 troops to stabilize
Xinhua News Agency, Riyadh, August 30 (Reporter Wang Bo) An estimated 2 million Muslims gathered in Mecca, a holy shrine in Saudi Arabia, began their annual pilgrimage on the 30th.
From the very dawn of that day, the pilgrims in white clothesclothes began to flock to Mina, about 7 km from the Mecca Mosque. Within five days, pilgrims from all parts of the world will conduct collective religious activities in and around Mecca.
The Saudi government attaches great importance to the security of the pilgrimage, deployed about 100,000 security forces, more than 3,000 firefighters and nearly 500 fire and ambulances in the pilgrimage on standby.
On the eve of the pilgrimage, Saudi anti-terrorism troops and fire departments also held anti-terrorism exercises and stampede exercises.
Hajj is one of the five basic subjects of Islam.
Islam prescribes that every adult Muslim who is economically and physically able to attend Hajj at least once in his life. Islamic calendar each year from December 8 to 12 for the Hajj (also known as the) date, the other time to Hajj called mecca. This year's pilgrimage begins on the Gregorian calendar August 30 and ends on September 3. (Finish)
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