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Iraq uses Hajj to highlight effects of sanctions at border
Iraq ferried more than 18,000 pilgrims to its border with Saudi Arabia under government aid, hoping to pressure Saudi action for passage to Mecca and Medina. The caravans, many elderly and poor, camped in government tents as Baghdad framed the move against U.N. sanctions. Saudi reaction was not immediately clear.
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