Makkah: Saudi Arabia has begun issuing Haj pilgrims with identification bracelets one year after a stampede killed around 2,300 people.

The bracelets are a reassurance to some pilgrims.

Public statements and Saudi press reports show that changes have been made after last year’s crush to prevent overcrowding even though no one was ever blamed for the tragedy.

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