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Dozens killed in stampede during hajj
MSNBC ^
| January 12, 2006
Posted on 01/12/2006 5:09:52 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - At least 50 people were killed in crowding during the stoning ritual at the hajj pilgrimage on Thursday, witnesses said. The Arab television news station Al-Arabiya reported dozens of pilgrims died.
Reuters journalists counted at least 50 bodies lined up on the ground and covered in white shrouds. Some were being placed on lorries by medics.
The stampede broke out as tens of thousands of pilgrims filed past al-Jamarat, a series of three pillars representing the devil that the faithful pelt with stones to purge themselves of sin.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: celebratingdeath; hajj; mecca; muslim; notsurprisingonfr; stampede; stampedeofdeath; usualsuspects; watchoutforcoop
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Rush order! 3600 virgins report immediately!
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:10:58 AM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Satan worshippers are pikers compared to the evil moos.
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:12:58 AM PST
by
Rome2000
(Peace is not an option)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
This almost never happens at Southern Baptist stoning rituals.
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:13:48 AM PST
by
Sender
(Really. Please. Come on.)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
The wages of sin is death.
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:14:36 AM PST
by
Arcy
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Was waiting for the yearly stampede.
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:17:11 AM PST
by
Eagles6
(Dig deeper, more ammo.)
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To: Arcy
The more I learn about this bizarre "religion" the more concerned I become. The people who practice it seem stranger and stranger.
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:18:26 AM PST
by
kjo
To: Eagles6
BAA!
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:18:34 AM PST
by
Kozak
(Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
To: rightwingintelligentsia
This is what happens if you stand between my kids and the cookies after church. What a wonderful, peaceful religion.
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:18:37 AM PST
by
neodad
(Rule Number 1: Be Armed)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Not near enough.....Allah U Akbar..sort em out big guy!
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:18:55 AM PST
by
Banjoguy
(I will rot in Hell before I buy another Dell!)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:24:07 AM PST
by
Teletubbed
(Multiculturalism, (coll. Paradise), [Successor of Communism], Leftist-approved, Islamic Revolution)
To: Sender
There are, however, periodic reports of people dying from snakebite following certain Pentecostal rituals in various parts of Tennessee and Georgia.
To: Sender
To: rightwingintelligentsia
It happens every year! It must be hajj time!
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:25:25 AM PST
by
Rummyfan
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Martyrdom as the innocent victim whild on Hajj in Mecca must earn one a lot more than 72 virgins. Is it possible that this is the way they wanted to go?
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To: Eagles6
Exactly. Doesn't this happen to a greater or lesser extent every year?
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:37:48 AM PST
by
dmz
To: rightwingintelligentsia
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:37:51 AM PST
by
radar101
To: radar101
Sure glad you added the sarc tag, otherwise we never would have known.
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posted on
01/12/2006 5:43:14 AM PST
by
houeto
(Mr. President, close our borders now!)
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