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Stampede At Hajj In Saudi Arabia Reportedly Killed At Least 2,177
Associated Press/Huffington Post ^
| 10/20/2015
| JON GAMBRELL
Posted on 10/20/2015 1:20:59 AM PDT by grundle
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,177 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed Monday, after officials in the kingdom met to discuss the tragedy.
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To: grundle
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posted on
10/20/2015 5:11:28 AM PDT
by
PGalt
To: grundle
The only thing “tragic” about this is that the death toll wasn’t double or triple.
Maybe we could encourage the towlies to have a haj twice a year ...
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posted on
10/20/2015 5:16:35 AM PDT
by
IronJack
To: grundle
It occurred during the “stoning of the devil”.
You can’t just hand stones to thousands of Muslims and tell them to throw it at personification of Satan, without expecting mass injuries and death.
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posted on
10/20/2015 5:25:28 AM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: grundle
We have the same thing happen at the United Methodist General Conference every few years.
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posted on
10/20/2015 5:28:38 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
To: SampleMan
You cant just hand stones to thousands of Muslims and tell them to throw it at personification of Satan, without expecting mass injuries and death.Sure you can...they'll just throw them at each other!
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posted on
10/20/2015 5:34:22 AM PDT
by
gr8eman
(Don't waste your energy trying to understand commies. Use it to defeat them!)
To: gr8eman
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posted on
10/20/2015 5:52:29 AM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: grundle
The stampede itself is not news but the higher death toll is.Rats. I was hoping for a new event.
To: grundle
A good start if you ask me. :-)
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10/20/2015 10:23:58 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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