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In a sign of humility and equality before God, the pilgrims shed symbols of materialism, entering a state of "ihram".
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Hadi, who is recognised by the international community, arrived on board a Saudi military aircraft that landed at an airbase adjoining Aden's civilian airport, the security official said.
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe began the annual Haj pilgrimage on Tuesday in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world. Almost two million people are expected to take part in this year's pilgrimage, undeterred by a crane collapse at Makkah's Grand Mosque earlier this month that killed 109 people.
About 100,000 police have been deployed to secure pilgrimage sites and manage the crowds, and authorities say they are on alert for possible attacks by extremists.
Providing connectivity between Arafat, Muzdalifah and Mina, over 370,000 pilgrims are expected to travel daily on the 18.1 km alignment.
The annual Haj pilgrimage to Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) draws close to two million Muslims from more than 183 countries worldwide.
Saudi Arabia has deployed 100,000 security personnel to oversee the Haj pilgrimage.
308 of these Haj pilgrims have died.
SPA said Salman made the same appeal in phone calls to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande.