Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say
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More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom.