Hajj pilgrims throw stones at pillars representing Satan

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims began hurling pebbles at three huge stone pillars before dawn today in the symbolic stoning of the devil.

Hajj pilgrims throw stones at pillars representing Satan

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims began hurling pebbles at three huge stone pillars before dawn today in the symbolic stoning of the devil.

This is one of the final rituals of Islam’s hajj which has drawn more than 2.5 million people to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

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