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Saudi Arabia: 65 Dead in Crane Collapse at Mecca Mosque
Associated Press ^ | Sep 11, 2015

Posted on 09/11/2015 11:52:04 AM PDT by anymouse

At least 65 people were killed and scores were wounded Friday when a crane collapsed in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authority said.

The accident happened as pilgrims from around the world converged on the city, Islam's holiest site, for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which takes place this month.

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Another video, on a Twitter posting, captured the apparent moment of the crane's collapse during a heavy rainstorm, with a loud boom, screams and confusion.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; alah; binladen; boofrickinhoo; grandmosque; hajj; islam; mecca; saudiarabia; twitter; waronterror
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The irony of this happening where it did on this date. Maybe y'all are praying to the wrong god. Just sayin'.
1 posted on 09/11/2015 11:52:04 AM PDT by anymouse
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We should be dancing in the streets, as they did on 9.11.2001


2 posted on 09/11/2015 11:52:52 AM PDT by dware (Trump/Cruz 2016, or get ready for 8 more dummycrat years)
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God’s wrath on the Islamic cult.


3 posted on 09/11/2015 11:53:06 AM PDT by Reno89519 (American Lives Matter! US Citizen, Veteran, Conservative, Republican. I vote. Trump 2016.)
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Did they ever hear of Jerico?


4 posted on 09/11/2015 11:53:23 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current devices...one uses Brit spel now.)
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Where’s their “Allah hu Akbar” NOW?


5 posted on 09/11/2015 11:54:46 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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Could is really be Iranian terrorism, taking advantage of the storm to conceal the cause? A Shiite attack on the Sunnis?


6 posted on 09/11/2015 11:55:10 AM PDT by 2harddrive
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To: anymouse

God works in funny ways.


7 posted on 09/11/2015 11:55:29 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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Where’s their “Allah hu Akbar” NOW?

"Allah OH SH!T IT'S A CRANE!!!!"

8 posted on 09/11/2015 11:55:55 AM PDT by dware (Trump/Cruz 2016, or get ready for 8 more dummycrat years)
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Whole lot of karma going around today.

"Video: Clinton Campaign Collapses" - Literally

9 posted on 09/11/2015 11:56:20 AM PDT by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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anymouse :" The irony of this happening where it did on this date. Maybe y'all are praying to the wrong god. Just sayin'."

It was Allah's will !!
On the other hand , Drudge today had a photo of a rainbow over the twin towers .
God wills it !!

10 posted on 09/11/2015 11:56:37 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (He/ She who plants a seed, has faith , .. and believes in God !)
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Why did they leave the Lightning strike out?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_SAUDI_CRANE_COLLAPSE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-09-11-13-38-26

Drudge got it


11 posted on 09/11/2015 11:57:27 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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God’s wrath on the Islamic cult.

A drop in the ocean compared to what is coming.

12 posted on 09/11/2015 11:57:47 AM PDT by dragonblustar (Philippians 2:10)
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It is the will of Allah.


13 posted on 09/11/2015 11:57:55 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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Another bit of Irony in the story, The Saudi BinLadin Group was doing the construction...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_SAUDI_CRANE_COLLAPSE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-09-11-13-38-26


14 posted on 09/11/2015 11:57:56 AM PDT by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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Were they putting in a snackbar?


15 posted on 09/11/2015 11:58:01 AM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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I read earlier that it was caused by a lightning strike. There was a pic. True?


16 posted on 09/11/2015 11:58:19 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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17 posted on 09/11/2015 11:59:01 AM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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Conspiracy much?


18 posted on 09/11/2015 11:59:26 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: anymouse

19 posted on 09/11/2015 11:59:55 AM PDT by TangibleDisgust ("To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." - Voltaire)
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ALLAH BE PRAISED!!!!


20 posted on 09/11/2015 12:00:09 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart ("The road is long...and I must poop." - Volarian Lionheart/Hero of the people)
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