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<p>Maan News Agency | Aug 29, 2011</p>
<p>JERICHO (Ma&#8217;an) &#8212; Pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan flooded the terminal between the West Bank and Jordan Sunday evening, Palestinian police said.</p>
<p>Police stationed at Allenby Bridge, the bottleneck sole crossing for West Bank Palestinians to travel abroad, said 5,000 Palestinians entered from Jordan on Sunday evening.</p>
<p>As travelers stopped to break the fast around 6 p.m. there was an extraordinary build-up, Director of the Palestinian terminal at Allenby, Mustafa Dawabshe, said in a statement.</p>
<p>Muslims performing the Umra (lesser pilgrimage) in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, find special significance in the month of Ramadan, when fasting, charitable giving and prayer are highlighted.</p>
<p>Ramadan is expected to conclude with the Eid holiday on Tuesday, pending examination of the lunar schedule by the Mufti, or religious scholar.</p>
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