MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - More than two million Muslim pilgrims thronged holy Mount Arafat near Mecca on Monday, praying for a safe haj after a hostel collapse and warnings of a possible spread of deadly bird flu.
Many pilgrims, weary from the night's trek to Mount Arafat from Mena, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, lay on the sidewalks to rest and pause in prayer.
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