November 3, 2011
About 2.5 million Muslims are about to begin the rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage, the world's largest annual assembly, leaving Saudi authorities with a daunting security and safety challenge.
Saudi authorities have mobilised some 100,000 security and civil defence personnel to insure a smooth pilgrimage and avoid deadly incidents that marred the extremely crowded rites in the past.
More on the "pilgrimage" at "Sydney Morning Herald"
