Annual Haj Pilgrimage

PILGRIMAGE PANORAMA: Milling crowds of devotees at Makkah's Grand Mosque on Friday during the annual Haj pilgrimage. The Grand Mosque houses the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site. It stands in the heart of the mosque and contains the holy Black Stone which is believed to be the only piece remaining from an altar built by Abraham.

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Somali Pirates Free Indian crew members on Stolt Valor who return home

As reported on NDTV media in India, Prabhat Goyal, the captain of the Japanese cargo vessel Stolt Valor, and the rest of the crew of the ship who weren't back on Monday, reached home on Tuesday.

"I would like to thank the media. We are 11 people who arrived here now, and the rest are already in Mumbai," said Goyal after reaching Delhi.

The crew members of the Japanese cargo vessel have been returning in batches after the ship docked in Muscat on Saturday.

On Monday, five of the 18 Indian sailors landed in Mumbai. The sailors were held hostage for 2 months by Somali pirates.

The world is grappling with what the sailors called 'maritime terrorism'. Seven other Indians are still captive on an Iranian ship. On Monday, the tankers' association that owns 5 per cent of the world's fleet demanded a blockade of Somalia.

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