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Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. IMAGES
Aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque, the clock tower, the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the centre, and Mount Arafat as the hajj winds down. IMAGES
Timelapse of thousands of Muslim worshippers circling around the Kaaba, the holiest shrine in the Grand Mosque complex in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, during the fasting month of Ramadan. IMAGES
A school in central Nigeria collapsed on Friday killing at least 21 people, mostly pupils as they were sitting their exams. "We have about 69 injured casualties in four hospitals and also 21 dead," Red Cross spokesman Nuruddeen Hussain Magaji told AFP. SOUNDBITE
Fire and emergency crews are on site as the investigation continues into the cause of the fire that according to officials has now killed at least 73 people and left dozens others injured. It is not clear what caused the fire in the five-story building, which broke out overnight. IMAGES
Muslims go about their business around Stockholm's Grand Mosque under a heightened police presence as Swedish authorities say they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a Koran outside the capital's main mosque later on June 28, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday. IMAGES
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