Tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at the Grand Mosque in Mecca last night to mark the 27th night of Ramadan, filling the Muslim holy site for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began.Pictures on Wednesday showed thousands of worshippers inside the mosque (Masjid al-Haram) itself, praying and walking in a circle around the Kaaba - the black cube-shaped building at its centre.But the true number of people gathered at the mosque in was only visible in aerial photographs, which showed thousands more pilgrims gathered on the buildings around the Kaaba, as rain fell overhead.
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