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60,000 Iranian pilgrims in sacred lands -- official

TEHRAN, Aug 18 (KUNA) -- Up to 60,000 Iranian pilgrims have arrived in the holy lands in Saudi Arabia, an Iranian official said on Friday.
The Iranian news agency, FARS, quoted Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi as saying that condition of the Iranian pilgrims was satisfactory.
Tehran will dispatch some 86,000 pilgrims to the holy land this year, according to a previous accord with Riyadh. (end) fz.rk