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Flu Threat Looms As Mecca Readies For Pilgrims

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Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims circle the sacred Kaaba stone at Mecca's Grand Mosque in December 2008. Saudi Arabian authorities are concerned about the effects the H1N1 pandemic will have on this year's pilgrimage. (AFP/Getty Images)
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims circle the sacred Kaaba stone at Mecca's Grand Mosque in December 2008. Saudi Arabian authorities are concerned about the effects the H1N1 pandemic will have on this year's pilgrimage. (AFP/Getty Images)

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