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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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epa04949817 An aerial view shows the top of the landmark Clock Tower hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 25 September 2015. A leading Saudi Muslim cleric on 25 September defended his country's handling of the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage, a day after 717 pilgrims died in a stampede in the ritual's worst disaster in 25 years. EPA/AMEL PAIN

An aerial view shows the top of the landmark Clock Tower hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Makkah Royal Clock Tower complex, also known as the Abraj Al-Bait Towers, located near Masjid al Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is a mixed residential and hotel complex.

Photo: EPA/AMEL PAIN

Saudi Arabia defends haj handling amid criticism over deadly stampede

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