Hajj on the cheap: off-the-books pilgrims hide out in Mecca

[Article] Les pèlerins clandestins affluent à La Mecque pour le hajj.


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Hajj on the cheap: off-the-books pilgrims hide out in Mecca.Riyadh (AFP) - Living on canned beans and meat, the 70-year-old Egyptian has been hiding out in a Mecca apartment for weeks, hoping to evade a Saudi dragnet and perform the hajj pilgrimage illegally.The man -- who asked to be identified only...
This article was published Monday, 10 June, 2024 by AFP
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Saudi officials estimate that around 100,000 pilgrims joined last year's hajj illegally, posing safety risks for the more than 1.8 million who were permitted to take part © AFP Abdel Ghani BASHIR


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