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Saudi Arabia stops 269,678 Muslims without Hajj permits from entering Mecca

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Saudi Arabia stops 269,678 Muslims without Hajj permits from entering Mecca .

The government blames overcrowding at the Hajj on unauthorized participants.

It also says they made up large numbers of those who died in last year’s searing summer heat.

Officials have also imposed penalties on more than 23,000 Saudi residents for violating Hajj regulations.