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epa10064876 Muslim pilgrims arrive to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil ritual at the Jamarat Bridge during the Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 11 July 2022. Pilgrims who are concluding the second day of Tashreeq, a two-to-three-day-stay in Mina valley, will leave the Jamarat area and head to Mecca for Farewell Tawaf. Saudi General Authority for Statistics announced that a total of 899,353 pilgrims performed this year's hajj rituals including 779,919 pilgrims from abroad, on the first year the Kingdom allows overseas pilgrims since barring in 2020 as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. EPA/ASHRAF AMRA