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| Saudi Arabia : Three Killed in Rush for IKEA Vouchers |
| 2004-09-01 |
| JEDDAH (Reuters) - Three men were trampled to death in a rush to claim vouchers at the first IKEA furniture showroom in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, hospital officials said. Sixteen shoppers were injured at the Sweden-based furniture store's showroom in Jeddah. Medics revived some 20 customers who had fainted in the crush. The stampede was triggered by an offer for the first 50 shoppers to received $150 vouchers. An official at IKEA's Saudi agent said more than 70,000 people showed up at Jeddah. Hospital officials said two dead were a Pakistani and a Saudi national. |
| Posted by:Lux |
| #7 LOL--Phil, that was the best laugh I've had all day! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-09-02 12:03:59 AM |
| #6 Furniture: why does it hate us? |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-09-01 9:31:15 PM |
| #5 They Died For Prefab Bookshelves. Wonder how many virgins that gets you? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-09-01 9:24:18 PM |
| #4 Maybe they carry wine-bottle racks. |
| Posted by: Brett_the_Quarkian 2004-09-01 2:29:45 PM |
| #3 Who wouldn't trample somebody to save 150 bucks on a Borkbork or a Looverschneet? I'd be right there in front! |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-09-01 2:20:10 PM |
| #2 Big Blue & Yellow Boxy Buildings loaded with Assemble Yourself Pieces of pressboard. Yeech. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-01 1:19:48 PM |
| #1 Infidel furniture? Tsk! |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-09-01 9:50:57 AM |