Millions have descended on the holy city of Makkah for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Muslim pilgrims reach the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, to touch it for blessing at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty).
Workers and pilgrims pray the Fajr prayer before sunrise, outside the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.
Muslim pilgrims pray the Fajr prayer before sunrise, outside the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Pilgrims circle the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty).
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