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Hajj stampede death toll reaches 244
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Posted on 01/07/2015 6:58:25 PM PST by doug from upland
Edited on 01/07/2015 7:09:31 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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In the worst tragedy in seven years at the annual Muslim pilgrimage, 244 worshippers were trampled to death and hundreds more were hurt beneath a crush of people making their way to a ritualistic stoning of the devil.
Panic ensued when a few pilgrims fell on a bridge, and others tried to escape the push of the oncoming crowd, authorities said. Safety measures were in place at the site -- one where fatal stampedes have been frequent -- but "caution isn't stronger than fate," Saudi Hajj Minister Iyad Madani said.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deathtoll; devil; hajj; hajjstampede; muslims; muslimworld; satan; stampede
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To: doug from upland
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posted on
01/07/2015 7:48:28 PM PST
by
BOOHA
To: doug from upland
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posted on
01/07/2015 7:51:06 PM PST
by
beethovenfan
(If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
To: DoughtyOne
You are so right that the Saudis are WAAAAY underreporting stampede deaths!
The real numbers would make the Saudis look like the incompetent inbred desert s**t that they are, and it would give too much satisfaction to us “infidels”.
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posted on
01/07/2015 7:51:24 PM PST
by
elcid1970
("I am a radicalized infidel.")
To: americas.best.days...
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posted on
01/07/2015 7:52:07 PM PST
by
elteemike
(Light travels faster than sound...That's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak!)
To: doug from upland
Tragedy?? Snort...sounds like a modest, but good, start to me.
Please forgive me for saying such an un-Christian thing, but frankly it is going to come down to us or them. And I want them gone.
To: doug from upland
I'm going to get this one emblazoned on my wall:
"caution isn't stronger than fate," Saudi Hajj Minister Iyad Madani said.
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posted on
01/07/2015 7:57:40 PM PST
by
Rocky
(The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. George Orwel)
To: Sasparilla
“A ritualistic stoning of the devil.”Go Devil!
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posted on
01/07/2015 7:58:47 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: BOOHA
Comments disabled at the Daily Mail — how disappointing. I’ll bet there were some doozies.
To: doug from upland
It’s a start. Did anybody from Sierra Leone make the trip?
To: musicman
My first thought when looking at that photo was: “Target Rich Environment.”
To: doug from upland
To: elcid1970
Rather surprised they reported it at all.
The Hajj must rake in a lot of money for the regions.
I doubt they want much negative press.
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posted on
01/07/2015 8:13:43 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(The question is Jeb Bush. The answer is NO!)
To: hoagy62
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posted on
01/07/2015 8:15:01 PM PST
by
shibumi
("Walk through the fire - Fly through the smoke")
To: RugerMini14
This makes me happy. Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.
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posted on
01/07/2015 8:16:26 PM PST
by
dfwgator
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posted on
01/07/2015 8:19:17 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: doug from upland
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posted on
01/07/2015 8:19:42 PM PST
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dfwgator
To: doug from upland
To: doug from upland
Time to drop the Big One on Mecca. What a great benefit to world peace that would be!
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posted on
01/07/2015 8:37:58 PM PST
by
Dr. Thorne
("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
To: Dr. Thorne
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posted on
01/07/2015 8:41:18 PM PST
by
doug from upland
(Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
To: doug from upland
... On a happier note....
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posted on
01/07/2015 8:43:37 PM PST
by
P-Marlowe
(Saying that ISIL is not Islamic is like saying Obama is not an Idiot.)
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