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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY LYNNE AL-NAHHAS Wounded Syrian rebel Abdulkarim al-Naseef wears a scarf with symbols of the old Syrian flag, now used by the opposition, as he stands at a hotel lobby near Mecca's Grand Mosque on October 1, 2014 during the annual hajj pilgrimage. Hundreds of thousands of Muslim worshipers started pouring into the holy city for the Hajj pilgrimage. The hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and is mandatory once in a lifetime for all Muslims provided they are physically fit and financially capable. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP via Getty Images)