Pilgrims Pray on Peak Hajj Day in Shadow of Coronavirus

Mount Arafat in Mecca.
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By Associated Press

July 30, 2020 at 8:13 AM UTC

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July 30, 2020 at 9:10 AM UTC

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam’s holiest site, to pray and repent on the most important day of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia.