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| Prince Salman convoy triggered Hajj stampede: Report |
| 2015-09-25 |
| [Iran Press TV] The presence of the convoy of the son of the Saudi King Salman ...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Cutodian of the Two Holy Mosquesand Lord of Most of the Arabians.... bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in central Mina prompted the stampede that killed hundreds of pilgrims on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca, a report says. The Arabic-language daily al-Diyar said in a report on Thursday that the convoy of Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud played a central role in the deadly crush on the third day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage earlier in the day. The report said that Salman, who had sought to attend the huge gathering of pilgrims in Mina, a large valley about five kilometers (three miles) from Mecca, arrived at the site early on Thursday accompanied by a huge entourage. The report said 200 army forces and 150 coppers escorted the prince. The report said the presence of the prince in the middle of the population prompted a change in the direction of the movement of the pilgrims and a stampede. The Lebanese daily further said that Salman and his entourage swiftly abandoned the scene, adding that the Saudi authorities seek to hush up the entire story and impose a media blackout on Salman's presence in the area. However, if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... officials in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... have denied the report, calling it "incorrect." The Saudi health minister has blamed the pilgrims for the tragedy. "If the pilgrims had followed instructions, this type of accident could have been avoided," Khaled al-Falih said. According to Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization more than 1,300 people, including 125 Iranians, were killed in the crush. This as Saudi officials put the corpse count at 717 and the number of injured at 863. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 The American Stampede is scheduled for the day after Thanksgiving. ================================================= Maybe the folks in mecca could use cranes to lift the people over the crowds? |
| Posted by: airandee 2015-09-25 12:47 |
| #5 "Believed to have been caused by the driver of the Prince's limo blowing the horn, which plays 'La Cucaracha'..." |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-09-25 12:43 |
| #4 "If the pilgrims had followed instructions" Maybe if you'd written the "instructions" on bomb vests, they would have been more likely to. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2015-09-25 09:57 |
| #3 Betcha right now there are imams who preach that the stampede is a sign of Allan's displeasure because Muslims don't kill enough (cross out the inappropriate) Sunnni/Shia/Jews/Christians/Buddhists. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-09-25 01:56 |
| #2 At least the 80s time they were considerate enough to to put weapons and protest signs in the dead's hands so it didn't look quite so one way. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-09-25 01:49 |
| #1 at over 1300 dead and climbing one expects, perhaps, a few friendly shot or gestures to the Iranian pilgrims from the prince's retinue? Sort of like the "riot" at the haji shortly after the Iranian revolution.... I had the pleasure of chatting with a British SOF sgt major who had been working with the palace guard just before they went to Mecca to deal with the Iranian protesters that time. His story was quite different then the reported one an required a lot of Scotch on the Rocks to properly enjoy. heh.. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-09-25 01:47 |