Hajj stampede: At least 717 killed in Saudi Arabia
BBC 
At least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say.
Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj’s last major rite.
They converge on Mina to throw stones at pillars representing the devil.
Preparations for the Hajj were marred when a crane collapsed at Mecca’s Grand Mosque this month, killing 109 people.
It is the deadliest incident to occur during the Hajj in 25 years.
Pilgrims travel to Mina, a large valley about 5km (3 miles) from Mecca, during the Hajj to throw seven stones at pillars called Jamarat, which represent the devil.
The pillars stand at three spots where Satan is believed to have tempted the Prophet Abraham.
!snip!
The Muslim’s prophet is Satan.
ht/ fdr in hell
Satan always takes a sacrifice….
Running of the Mullahs ?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
The prophet Abraham is not Satan – you’re thinking of the prophet mohammed.
Can we have a Hajj every month please?
this is not the first time this has occurred. The officials claim to have taken steps to prevent. Obviously those steps did not help.
Here is a one that might. Try becoming a civilized country and not a bunch of raging idiots.
With all the stone throwing you would think baseball would have started there.
Is this a feel good story?
Were they moderate muslims?
This is what happens when pedophiles gather as pedestrians.
More examples of the “peacful” moslim’s!
Of course some muslim poobah is going to say this was a good thing because they sacrificed themselves for allah.
Oliver Twist:
“Please sir, may I ‘ave some moore?”
No, they were -slow- Moslems. 👿
The American dream still lives……………………….
b b but, but Hospitality Suites, i mean, thousands or air-conditioned tents
Exactly right! Maybe the Muzzies create their own stampede, so the family can say that they died during the Hajj — going straight to their version of paradise.
Doesn’t the surviving family members receive some sort of reward when there is martyrdom involved?
what a frickin’ shame ..
A rumor was circulating through the crowd that there was a cute goat near the front of the line.
Allahu Fubar and a yippee ki yay!
Was clock boy and his family among the casualties?
To bad the body count was so low!
When animals congregate.
Were they all chasing the same boat?
The running of the muzzie bulls(hi##ers).
Animals have better culture and behavior.
David Codrea has a great idea: combine the hajj with the running of the bulls. And we could have a little extra excitement if somebody tosses in a herd or two of wild boars.
they just look at it as thinning the herd…
Damn spell fixer, was supposed to be GOAT.
I’d like to watch these bastards trying to run in those faggy sandals. Sandals- the chosen footwear of the vulnerable and ineffective. Think not? Go for a walk through the countryside around Marfa or Iraan. (Pecos County, Tx)
Solution: Nighttime drop of diamondbacks in parachutes.
Why don’t most of em visit Mecca in the off season….room rates would be SOOO much better…
I know one thing for sure. Most of the men had a wife and they’re probably in danger from the surrounding males in the neighborhood
Didn’t SARS wipe out a bunch of them a few years ago?
Agreed, but it’s a start!
Hope there is a whole lot of virgin goats at the ready. The Muzz are coming for their reward!
What do you call 717 dead muzzies at the bottom of the hajj pile?
A start. (rimshot)
Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week. Please tip your waitress generously.
I like it.
Yep, it did. Spam And Rib Samiches.
The mens or the the wifes?
717 down and a billion to go.
And put a few pressure cookers along the way, a la Boston style.
Miss edit much?
@Kin
From what a friend of mine told me they can’t catch anything they can only throw. He spent two tours in Iraq and as he traveled around he would throw water bottles at the people on the side of the road and they would act like they’re going to catch it, but Evenone time did they catch it, it would just hit them or they would miss it. So I maybe the same there?
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LMAO
What caused the stampede? Did Satan throw back?
Free camel urine in Achmed’s tent along with the smell of young goat.
Saw on another site they are calling him clockmed!
One up front squatted to shit and tripped the entire pilgrimage.
Kind of nice of them to only allow moslems in Mecca. Would be a shame to endanger others who have IQ’s higher than that of a raped goat.
LOl!!