Posted on 01/12/2006 8:35:39 AM PST by ryan71
MINA, Saudi Arabia — Thousands of Muslim pilgrims rushing to complete a symbolic stoning ritual during the hajj tripped over luggage Thursday, causing a crush in which at least 345 people were killed, the Interior Ministry said.
The stampede occurred as tens of thousands of pilgrims headed toward al-Jamarat, a series of three pillars representing the devil that the faithful pelt with stones to purge themselves of sin.
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said 345 people were killed
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Anytime 345 people are killed performing a ritual, there is something wrong with the underlying belief system.
I find it mind-boggling that these folks do this year after year, stampede after stampede. You'd think they'd figure out some way to do a pilgrimage without getting themselves freakin' killed!
Poor ignorant bastards
Cutlures without learning curves.
< / sarcasm >
Huge crowds gather in St. Peter's Square but there's seldom any reports of trouble. An occasional heart-attack maybe, but that's about it.
The civilized world versus the barbaric world. Quite a contrast.
LOL!
It's not like they were trying to get to the $25 DVD players the day after Thanksgiving.
It's a pagan ritual involving idolatry. The 345 paid the price
"Cutlures without learning curves."
"The site is a notorious bottleneck for the massive crowds that attend the hajj pilgrimage and has seen deadly stampedes in the past, including one in 1990 that killed 1,426 people and another in February 2004 that killed 244."
Got that right
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