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Hajj upcoming:

to use its “Disavowal of Infidels” rally to disrupt the hajj.  That may mean tighter security boxing in Iranian pilgrims.  Back in the 1980s, a disagreement over the rally prompted Saudi security police to shoot and kill 402 pilgrims.  Iran boycotted the hajj for a few years but eventually agreed to a Saudi demand that the rally be held only within the Iranian encampment and only for Iranians.

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