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Saudi Police Prepare for the Hajj
This year, officials in Saudi Arabia are taking extra precautions to ensure the Ebola outbreak in West Africa remains outside the kingdom and to prevent the spread of the deadly MERS coronavirus.
Members of the Saudi special police unit perform during a parade in Mecca, on September 28, 2014, as more than one million Muslims have arrived in the holy city in the lead up to the annual hajj pilgrimage. The hajj is one of the world’s largest human gathering. (AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the Saudi special police unit perform during a parade in Mecca, on September 28, 2014, as more than one million Muslims have arrived in the holy city in the lead up to the annual hajj pilgrimage. The hajj is one of the world’s largest human gathering. (AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the Saudi special police unit perform during a parade in Mecca, on September 28, 2014, as more than one million Muslims have arrived in the holy city in the lead up to the annual hajj pilgrimage. The hajj is one of the world’s largest human gathering. (AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the Saudi special police unit perform during a parade in Mecca, on September 28, 2014, as more than one million Muslims have arrived in the holy city in the lead up to the annual hajj pilgrimage. The hajj is one of the world’s largest human gathering. (AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the Saudi special police unit perform during a parade in Mecca, on September 28, 2014, as more than one million Muslims have arrived in the holy city in the lead up to the annual hajj pilgrimage. The hajj is one of the world’s largest human gathering. (AFP/Getty Images)
