Mecca stampede: at least 345 dead

Posted by: ST on January 12, 2006 at 11:05 am

Via AP:

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims rushing to complete a symbolic stoning ritual during the hajj tripped over luggage Thursday, causing a crush in which at least 345 people were killed, the Interior Ministry said.

The stampede occurred as tens of thousands of pilgrims headed toward al-Jamarat, a series of three pillars representing the devil that the faithful pelt with stones to purge themselves of sin.

Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said 345 people were killed. Dr. Abbasi, a Red Crecent doctor at the scene, put the number of injured at 1,000.

Read more on previous hajj disasters here.

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11 Responses to “Mecca stampede: at least 345 dead”

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  1. benning says:

    I knew you’d find some good news to post, ST.

  2. Baklava says:

    Dennis Prager played on his show with an interpretation what was going on at Mecca in the last week. They were chanting Death to America and we will cut off the heads of the infidel.

    Dennis Prager’s point was that you don’t see Christian’s making the pilgrimage to Rome or Jews making the pilgrimage to Jerusalem to change these kinds of epithets.

    His point also was that he is defending Islam from those who are hijacking it. He is pointing out the thugs who should be called to task for what they are doing in the most “holy” place for Muslims.

  3. tommy in nyc says:

    [-x Benning statements like the one you just made aren’t necessary. Sure there were terrorist supporters and sympathizers in that crowd but there probably regular religious people who got hurt or killed also. I don’t celebrate innocent people getting messed up. It’s not Secular of me.

  4. PCD says:

    Tommy, glad to see you got up off the floor after my last comment to you.

    Personally, I think Allah was chastising his own.

  5. tommy in nyc says:

    PCD don’t flatter yerself. Allah had nothing to do with those haji’s dying either.

  6. PCD says:

    Tommy, I don’t have to. You got flattened and your continued silence proved it.

    I don’t believe in Allah either, but these people did. They think Allah controls what happens to them.

    I’ve been wondering what kind of tune you’d be singing if you had been on the black gang on the Cole when it was struck. What did your boy Clinton do about it?

  7. tommy in nyc says:

    F*** YOU CORNBOY.

    Edited. –ST

  8. steve says:

    Anybody who wishes another human being harm is a sleezeball. It is just ignorant and foolish to feel so bigoted and hateful about a group of people that you feel glee at their deaths. That is why Peace is so hard to get and hold. Because a small percentage of people love to hate so much that they will not allow Peace for anyone. You are either For Peace or you are against Peace. Peace

  9. justaskin' says:

    [QUOTE]from tommy….F*** YOU CORNBOY[/QUOTE]

    The tried and true response from the left when confronted with the truth.

    The compassionate Left…hahahahaha

    Democrats always bragged about their big tent, it’s just to bad that it’s full of clowns and freaks.

    The Alito hearings will disply the intellect of the left and their moral vaccuum.

    Solidifies in my mind that my choice to become a conservative was well reasoned and correct.

  10. Baklava says:

    ST, Is that the easy way to get banned. :) (post at 4:01 PM)