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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/11/16cjx.St.138.jpeg|365Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/11/1NjS9.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/10/3UFxE.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims walk outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/10/PyQ68.St.138.jpeg|525A Muslim pilgrim attends prayer outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/10/qqyfN.St.138.jpeg|525A Muslim pilgrim prays outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/10/aMdL6.St.138.jpeg|525A muslim girl pilgrim, 5, arrives with her family to pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/09/hvjp3.St.138.jpeg|525A Muslim pilgrim prays outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/09/VLhj9.St.138.jpeg|339Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/09/6jLp3.St.138.jpeg|455Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/09/A535B.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims leave the Grand Mosque after the prayer in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/08/WFI6Q.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims exchange money at a market near the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/08/18DKuL.St.138.jpeg|363Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/08/1dzA21.St.138.jpeg|383Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual month-long Islamic pilgrimage season draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/07/1hIXu0.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims head to Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims some 1.7 million of them from abroad have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/07/167qVu.St.138.jpeg|374Muslim pilgrims head to Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims some 1.7 million of them from abroad have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/07/1gQspo.St.138.jpeg|402Muslim pilgrims head to Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims — some 1.7 million of them from abroad — have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/06/1fVuMi.St.138.jpeg|386Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/06/1btvUd.St.138.jpeg|416Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/06/aiBmP.St.138.jpeg|416Muslim pilgrims shop at a market near the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/05/1palDJ.St.138.jpeg|416Muslim pilgrims shop at a market near the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/05/iPTFP.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/05/kJif0.St.138.jpeg|403Muslim pilgrims head to Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims some 1.7 million of them from abroad have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/05/1j3Fq3.St.138.jpeg|404Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/05/YsKcm.St.138.jpeg|385A Saudi vendor waits customers at gold shop in a market near the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/05/176ARV.St.138.jpeg|416A Muslim pilgrim buys rosaries in a market near the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/04/IPUgC.St.138.jpeg|421A Muslim pilgrim shops in a gold market near the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/04/KIrCw.St.138.jpeg|449A Muslim pilgrim buys rosaries at a market near the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/04/JiDte.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/04/V2Ste.St.138.jpeg|365Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/03/6tR9I.St.138.jpeg|416Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/03/atAzl.St.138.jpeg|392Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as pray inside the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws three million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/03/9R0ah.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims head to Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims some 1.7 million of them from abroad have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/03/Exbhi.St.138.jpeg|525Muslim pilgrims head to Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims some 1.7 million of them from abroad have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/02/5fCnR.St.138.jpeg|362Muslim pilgrims head to Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims some 1.7 million of them from abroad have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/02/SIEx5.St.138.jpeg|416A Muslim pilgrim prays ahead of the hajj main ritual at Mount Arafat in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims - some 1.7 million of them from abroad - have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/02/WgTdD.St.138.jpeg|402Muslim pilgrims head to Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual at Mount Arafat in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims — some 1.7 million of them from abroad — have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/01/kjamT.St.138.jpeg|412Muslim pilgrims check a map ahead of the hajj main ritual at Mount Arafat in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims - some 1.7 million of them from abroad - have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/01/14AseZ.St.138.jpeg|416Muslim pilgrims walk toward Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual at Mount Arafat in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims — some 1.7 million of them from abroad — have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2012/10/24/21/00/w2oX6.St.138.jpeg|416Muslim pilgrims walk up Mount Arafat ahead of the hajj main ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Saudi authorities say around 3.4 million pilgrims — some 1.7 million of them from abroad — have arrived in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina for this year's pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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