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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Seems like it happens every year.
Ok I don’t see the problem. Let me reread it and see......still I don’t see what the problem is.
I guess it is Allah willing =)
if i cant say something nice,...............
That’s a damn good start......
Heels bruising heads...straight out of Genesis.
Reminds me of a great line from “Blazing Saddles”...
“People stampeded and cattle raped”..
Well it's a start, not a great one, but still a start.
Wow...only 700??
700,000 would have been a greater gift to the world and civilization.
Every year we hear of incidents like this at Meca . you never hear about this happening from Catholics visiting the Vatican. one would wonder if this is done on purpose as a blood sacrifice to the noon god alter that was originaly worshiped.
Heck, we don’t have to kill these dummies. They’ll do it themselves. 717 is a good start.
It’s like Black Friday at inner city Best Buy.
Or the World Trade Center.
Freud would have a field day with islime.
If I were a political science instructor, I would have that movie as required study for all the students. Great movie.
These people are 7th century nuts.
At this rate they’ll running out of virgins ...
Glad no camels or sheep were hurt.
Religion of peace in action. Can’t imagine anything like this happening in any Christian gathering. Such love I hope to never see.
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