Also planning to climb Arafat were 256 Palestinian prisoners freed in a recent swap for a captured Israeli soldier.
To ease their journey, Egyptian authorities opened the border crossing just for them early Saturday, then buses carried them to Cairo's international airport, where they boarded a Saudi airplane that had been sent for them. Saudi King Abdullah paid for the trip, and some were provided with white robes.What, no meal vouchers to the Mecca Pizza Hut?
Stoning Satan in Mecca 2011 |
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