MUZDALIFAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - More than 2 million Muslim pilgrims, mostly on foot, streamed down to Muzdalifah near Mecca on Friday after a day of prayer in a haj marked by concerns over sectarian violence.
An elated mass of pilgrims, clad in white robes symbolising equality and selflessness, chanted prayers in Arabic as they slowly moved along a vast floodlit avenue towards Muzdalifah, where haj tradition says they should spend the night.
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