Tens of thousands of pilgrims completed the third day of stone throwing in Mina today and returned to Mecca to make a farewell pilgrimage and return to their countries.
This year, more than 1.8 million pilgrims from 160 countries performed the obligatory Hajj in hot weather, one of the five pillars of Islam. Pilgrims completed their third day of stoning in Mina on Friday and left for Mecca.
By making a farewell turn and the pilgrims prepare to return to their countries.
240 pilgrims have died and thousands of others have suffered from heat waves during the Hajj pilgrimage. However, this year were no incidents of compression or mass deaths of pilgrims was recorded.