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The Rt Revd Colin Fletcher said: "I offer my condolences to the Muslim Community on the tragic news that has come from Mecca. The Hajj, I know, is the fifth and final pillar of Islam and the pilgrimage is something of enormous significance to Muslims worldwide. It is terrible that it has been marred in this way and my prayers go out in particular to the families of those who have been killed and injured as well as to the wider community here and around the world." ;