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At Least 550 Muslims Have Died on Hajj Pilgrimage, as Temperatures Hit 125ºF in Mecca
Breitbart ^ | June 19, 2024 | JOHN HAYWARD

Posted on 06/19/2024 12:03:06 PM PDT by Red Badger

Two Arab diplomats told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday that at least 550 Muslims have died during 2024’s hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, most of them from “heat-related illnesses.”

Temperatures in Mecca have soared to 125 degrees Fahrenheit in June. Saudi officials said on Sunday that more than 2,000 pilgrims have been treated for heat stress, but they did not mention any fatalities and have not provided updated information since Sunday.

AFP’s tally of deaths, based on local media sources, stood at 645 on Wednesday. The Arab diplomats who spoke to AFP said 550 bodies were being held at the largest morgue in Mecca.

Of the deaths recorded so far, 323 were Egyptians, and 60 were Jordanians, as confirmed by the Jordanian government. The diplomats said one of the Egyptians “sustained fatal injuries during a minor crowd crush,” while the others all died of complications from the heat.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it is working with the Saudis to rescue Egyptians who have gone missing during the hajj. Egyptian officials said “a certain number of deaths” have occurred but did not mention any specific numbers.

“Some pilgrims described seeing motionless bodies on the roadside and ambulance services that appeared overwhelmed at times,” AFP reported.

The task of locating the missing and counting the dead is complicated by the large number of pilgrims who enter Mecca illegally because they cannot afford to pay for Saudi visas or because various political problems make it difficult for them to enter Saudi Arabia.

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To: Red Badger

People enter Mecca illegally? They have problems with illegal aliens? But they are illegal Muslim aliens who are Doing what their religion commands them to do By visiting Mecca?


21 posted on 06/19/2024 12:42:12 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Only muslims are allowed in Mecca. Not tourists...............


22 posted on 06/19/2024 12:43:05 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Dick Bachert

>> America will need a complete moral rejuvenation, a return to God and virtue<<

More effective action is to turn AWAY from Biden and dump him permanently. A return to God entails a turning away from Joe.


23 posted on 06/19/2024 12:43:06 PM PDT by 353FMG
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To: Red Badger

Note to self:

When I finally get around to making a new religion, don’t do it in the desert.


24 posted on 06/19/2024 12:45:04 PM PDT by x
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To: x

Hawaii would be nice....................


25 posted on 06/19/2024 12:45:51 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger
More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C

06/18/2024 9:24:18 PM PDT · by Cronos · 56 replies
The Guardian ^ | 18th June 2024 | AFP

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4245232/posts

26 posted on 06/19/2024 12:47:48 PM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Red Badger

In a desert in high summertime it’s...hot? When did this start?


27 posted on 06/19/2024 12:51:30 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Red Badger

Stink Fest ‘24.


28 posted on 06/19/2024 12:57:16 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: Red Badger

This is obviously what Mohammed wanted.


29 posted on 06/19/2024 12:58:00 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

39,600 virgins on the way!


30 posted on 06/19/2024 1:06:20 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!s)
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To: Red Badger

It’s a start


31 posted on 06/19/2024 1:07:46 PM PDT by albie
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To: Red Badger

That’s a start.


32 posted on 06/19/2024 1:19:19 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Red Badger

At least no mass trampling stampedes or terrorist incidents as have happened in past years. Not yet anyway.


33 posted on 06/19/2024 1:21:45 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: Magnum44

"Cacti have water, right Butthead?"

34 posted on 06/19/2024 1:24:55 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Salman

The Saudis have probably learned how to control large crowds so that doesn’t happen..............


35 posted on 06/19/2024 1:26:56 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Hundreds die yearly going doing the Hajj... Many get raped, lots are stabbed and then there are the deaths from heat exhaustion which happen yearly... There was one year when 20,000+ died from a cholera epidemic.

You go to lune out during a Hajj pilgrimage and bad things can happen... Just saying. So consider yourself warned.


36 posted on 06/19/2024 1:42:34 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Magnum44

The one in the rear walks like Biden.


37 posted on 06/19/2024 2:05:02 PM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: Dick Bachert

Excellent read! Sadly, it will be ignored by most...


38 posted on 06/19/2024 2:14:44 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Hospitals are the most dangerous place on Earth! Dr. David Williams)
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To: Red Badger

Will probably cause a major supply chain crisis on the supply of virgins ... may have to substitute female piglets again.


39 posted on 06/19/2024 2:37:47 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (We used to be a Republic, we are now a Fascist Klepto-Thugocracy.)
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To: x

or Guyana,


40 posted on 06/19/2024 2:45:46 PM PDT by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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