Daily Mail: Inside Mecca's Matrix: 5,000 CCTV cameras watch over one of the world's biggest crowds as 100,000 security officers prepare for the influx of three million pilgrims expected at the Hajj
* Saudi Arabia has deployed an astonishing 100,000 security personnel to guard against threats from Islamic State
* The team consists of members of an elite counterterrorism unit, traffic police and civil defense personnel
* It will use 5,000 CCTV cameras to monitor those attending, as well as deploying thousands more to walk the beat
Saudi Arabia has deployed 100,000 security personnel to oversee the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage - underscoring the multitude of threats one of the largest pilgrimages in the world faces.
Roughly 3million people from around the world are expected to converge on Tuesday at the Kaaba, in Mina and other nearby areas for the Hajj, which lasts about five days.
It is series of rituals meant to cleanse the soul of sins and instill a sense of equality and brotherhood. All able-bodied Muslims are required to perform the hajj once in their lives.
WNU Editor: I guess they are worried about the Islamic State.
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