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Video of Muslim gathering in Pakistan falsely shared as Bangladesh 'mini-hajj'

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Bangladesh 's annual Ijtema is considered the world's second biggest Muslim gathering after the hajj in Mecca .

A nighttime video shared online alongside claims it shows pilgrims flocking to the South Asian nation was in fact filmed in Lahore .

The event has been dubbed a mini-hajj, especially by poor Bangladeshi Muslims who cannot afford a plane ticket to Mecca .

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