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2008-12-06 Arabia

Saudis lay on 100,000 troops to protect faithful during hajj

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Do we have an over/under on the stampede yet?

Posted by tu3031 2008-12-06 00:19|| 2008-12-06 00:19|| Front Page Top

#2 The Hajj is, financially, probably a money loser for the Saudis.

The faithful visiting Mecca and Medina, don't usually have much money to spend after their travel expenses and the costs of infrastructure to accommodate this once-a-year event was costly to build. Operational costs are also high because of the nature of the event (although their is a secondary and tertiary quasi hajj also).

Posted by mhw 2008-12-06 22:06|| 2008-12-06 22:06|| Front Page Top

#3 "The Hajj is, financially, probably a money loser for the Saudis."

Awwwwww. Ain't that just too bad. :-D

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