Lieutenant Colonel Talal Al-Shalhoub, security spokesperson of the Interior Ministry, speaks during a press conference for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia,Friday, June 14, 2024. Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that is required once in a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it. Some Muslims make the journey more than once. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)