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| Haj stampede death toll rises to 769, Iran denounces 'crime' |
| 2015-09-27 |
| [DAWN] The corpse count in a crush at the annual Haj pilgrimage outside Makkah rose to 769, 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... said on Saturday, as arch-rival Iran said Saudi officials should be tried in an international court for what it called a crime. The worst disaster to befall the Islamic event in a quarter of a century occurred on Thursday as two large groups of pilgrims arrived together at a crossroads in Mina, a few kilometres outside the holy city. "The latest statistics up to this hour reveal 769 dead. That is an increase of 52 on the previous figures," Saudi health minister Khalid al-Falih told a news conference. "Those are the ones who died in various hospitals since the event," he said, adding that 934 people were maimed. Iran, which is locked in a series of proxy wars in Arab countries around the Saudi kingdom, says that at least 136 Iranians are among the dead, sparking protests and outrage in the Islamic Theocratic Republicon Friday. Over 300 other Iranians remain unaccounted for, including former ambassador to Leb Ghazanfar Roknabadi, Fars news agency reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Maybe the 300-odd all defected? Ya know, wars have been started for less. Jus' sayin'. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2015-09-27 13:11 |