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Saturday 26 Sep 2015 - 20:20 Makkah mean time-13-12-1436
 Mina (IINA) – Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces on Saturday as pilgrims performed the rituals of a Hajj marred by double tragedy – crane crash in Makkah Haram and the Mina stampede.
Dozens of special emergency force personnel were seen on one level of Jamarat Bridge, a five-storey structure in Mina where pilgrims ritually stone the devil, and on which hundreds of thousands were converging when Thursday’s stampede occurred nearby.
Many more patrolled the network of roads leading to the structure, which resembles a parking garage.
The interior ministry has said it assigned 100,000 police to secure the Hajj and manage crowds.
Meanwhile, most of the pilgrims have left Mina before sun set after performing the stoning ritual for the third day. The remaining pilgrims will stay back in the tent city to complete the stoning ritual on Sunday, the third day of Tashreeq, following the example of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
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