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epa04426850 A handout picture made available by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 01 October, shows Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz (F – L), Minister of Interior and Chairman of Supreme Hajj Committee, inspecting a demonstration of the Saudi armed forces anti-terror abilities, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 28 September 2014. According to media sources the Saudi Military holds a military parade and demonstration of its capabilities every year just before Hajj, the yearly pilgrimmage thousands of Muslims make to Mecca at a specific time each year, and this year’s demonstration comes at a time when Saudi Arabia is participating in the activities of an international alliance which is carrying out airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria and Iraq. EPA/SAUDI PRESS AGENCY / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES