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Mecca unrest as protests erupt after Mecca clashes
Rioters clashed with police in Mecca during the annual hajj drawing thousands of Iranian pilgrims. IRNA reported more than 200 killed with hundreds wounded as demonstrators attacked Saudi and Kuwaiti embassies in Tehran and at least one attack on the French embassy in Paris. Iran vowed a formal response and three days of mourning.
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