Posted on 09/24/2015 7:31:38 AM PDT by grundle
At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a stampede outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi authorities said, the worst disaster to strike the annual hajj pilgrimage in 25 years.
At least 805 others were injured in the crush at Mina, a few miles east of Mecca, caused by two large groups of pilgrims arriving together at a crossroads on their way to performing the "stoning the devil" ritual at Jamarat, Saudi civil defence said.
Thursday's disaster was the worst to befall the pilgrimage since July 1990, when 1,426 pilgrims were crushed to death in a tunnel near Mecca. Both stampedes occurred on Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), Islam's most important feast and the day of the stoning ritual.
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“Stoning the devil?”
Why do I get the impression that the “devil” in this ritual looks a lot like Uncle Sam?
Crane falls with lightning strike on 9/11 and now stampede kills hundreds more. Maybe Muslims should take note that they are being warned, correct your mideaval ways or else. Else should be past, renounce or die.
The punchline to an old lawyer joke, “A good start”.
The Devil went down to Mecca and spent 20 minutes playing catch with the faithful. They say he threw so hard, he killed 700!
May all 72 of their Virgins look like Helen Thomas and act like Hillary Clinton.
Woo hoo! Keep the good news coming!
Last I heard it was around 300. I hate to be mean, but that's just that many fewer we will have to deal with later.
I have been persuaded to the position that there must inevitably be a confrontation between Islam and the Western world, and that many are going to die.
We either eliminate the brainwashing into the Muslim Religion, or we end up killing these people down the road. I see no third "painless" option.
If anyone else out there sees a "painless" option, please let me know, because that would be far preferable to what I think is going to happen.
ttiuwp!!!!!!!!!!!!
They should build a grandstand and sell ticket to The Islamic Tournament of Destruction!!!
A good start...
Start steering all these “Refugees” from Syria (most of whom are not even Syrian) to make their Hajj, maybe there will be even more of a swarming throng to jam up the traffic patterns there.
The more gridlock, the greater the chance for still more stampedes.
This is what you get from generations of inbreeding.
Hey,it’s a START????????????
Got to get to Mecca even if it kills me...?
Want pics and video? LiveLeak.
The number of dead was quickly replaced as Muslim women worldwide gave birth to that many children in the next 20 minutes.
Herd mentality, anyone?
Sale on black sheets at Penney’s.
Crowd psychology. Dangerous stuff no matter where you are.
If we can just have a sonic boom happen hourly there, I’ll bet we can make these stampedes perpetual.
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