MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - "Move along, pilgrim, move along," say the Saudi policemen, trying to clear a path for ambulances or cleaning squads during the world's biggest gathering that is the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca.
They are probably the harshest words millions of Muslim pilgrims will ever hear from the Saudis, who manage the crowds and the traffic with kid gloves in the belief that they are dealing with what they call "the Guests of the Merciful".
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