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At least 345 die in Mecca stampede (Repost for a reason)
Al Bawaba ^ | 1/12/06 | Al Bawaba

Posted on 01/12/2006 2:17:49 PM PST by Sax

At least 345 die in Mecca stampede

Posted: 12-01-2006 , 16:43 GMT

At least 345 people were killed in a stampede, which occurred in Mecca 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.

The Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said 345 people died. More than 1,000 people were wounded, said Dr. Abbasi with the Saudi Red Crescent. State-run Saudi television Al-Ekhbariyah reported that most of the victims were from South Asia.

The stampede took place as pilgrims were rushing to complete the last of three days of the stoning ritual before sunset, al-Turki, added, according to the AP. Some of the pilgrims started to trip over dropped luggage, causing a large pileup, he said.

The site is a bottleneck for the massive crowds that attend the annual 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.

The latest incident came despite Saudi efforts to ease the flow of traffic around al-Jamarat.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: backcountryoutlet; hajj; luggage; stampede; thesearegoodmuslims
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YES. I know this has been posted multiple times, the actual content isn't what I noticed.

Follow the link to the original article and it explains how the tragedy played out, pilgrims tripped over luggage...hey wait, the word luggage is a hypertext link...hovering the pointer over it prompts an add for - "Pssst. Wanna buy some luggage at a discount." I laughed out loud at how tasteless this was.

1 posted on 01/12/2006 2:17:53 PM PST by Sax
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To: Sax

Reminds me of the time Jesus cast the demons out of a crazy man on the far side of the lake.


2 posted on 01/12/2006 2:21:31 PM PST by Paloma_55 (Which part of "Common Sense" do you not understand???)
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To: Sax

OMG...That is too funny! [uh, I mean tragic :-(]


3 posted on 01/12/2006 2:22:38 PM PST by Lekker 1 ("Computers in the future may have only 1000 vacuum tubes..." - Popular Mechanics, March 1949)
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To: Sax
I understand that that's automated. Certain keywords get hyperlinked whenever they show up in articles, leading to some very illogical results in certain circumstances.
4 posted on 01/12/2006 2:23:09 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: Sax

Target of opportunity.


5 posted on 01/12/2006 2:24:06 PM PST by big'ol_freeper ("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." Pope JPII)
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To: Sax

Why should we nuke Mecca when the hajis are apparently capable of offing themselves without any outside help whatsoever?


6 posted on 01/12/2006 2:25:14 PM PST by RichInOC (HAJIS: WHAT YOU SAY!!)
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To: Sax

Religion of peace...pieces...something like that.


7 posted on 01/12/2006 2:26:20 PM PST by jsk10
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To: Gordongekko909

Yeah, I know it wasn't place there, but appeared as an automated function, but it's been there for a while now!


8 posted on 01/12/2006 2:26:21 PM PST by Sax
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It doesn't even seem to be luggage in which most Islamic Pilgrims would be interested.

Slightly crumpled Luggage used only once for Mecca stampede.

9 posted on 01/12/2006 2:27:09 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Mesocons for Rice '08)
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To: Sax
Sad that all those people died in what might have been one of their few non-violent expressions of their faith.

That being said, what happened that caused the stampeded, did someone yell soap.
10 posted on 01/12/2006 2:27:44 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Sax

Hey, as long as it was 'reposted for a reason' than that's ok!

:0)


12 posted on 01/12/2006 2:30:17 PM PST by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: Sax
There are probably contract issues that prevent it from being taken down without the consent of the company advertising on the site that the link redirects to.

Still, if I were a luggage manufacturer, I sure as hell wouldn't want that kind of exposure.

13 posted on 01/12/2006 2:31:04 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: A CA Guy

Depends how non-violent you consider a mass stoning to be...


14 posted on 01/12/2006 2:31:42 PM PST by Wil H
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To: Sax

Just a Cattle Call....


15 posted on 01/12/2006 2:31:57 PM PST by laney (Happy 2006!)
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To: Baynative

It's like the Running of the Bulls, in Pamplona, only everyone gets to play.


16 posted on 01/12/2006 2:32:25 PM PST by horse_doc
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To: Wil H

Is a stampede a stoning?


17 posted on 01/12/2006 2:32:48 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Sax

I couldn't find any camel bags.


18 posted on 01/12/2006 2:33:01 PM PST by razorback-bert
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To: Sax

Second-hand white-sale starts Friday!


19 posted on 01/12/2006 2:33:17 PM PST by johnny7 (“Iuventus stultorum magister”)
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To: Sax
At least 345 people were killed in a stampede, which occurred in Mecca as tens of thousands of pilgrims headed toward al-Jamarat

Heathens crushed to death while attending one of their ceremonies.

Not to worry. I'm sure that they're all now someplace nice and warm.

20 posted on 01/12/2006 2:34:19 PM PST by Freebird Forever (If they're truly public servants, why do they live in the mansions?)
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