Stampede during Haji kills dozens

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Post #241,125 by JayMehaffey 1/12/06 10:20:46 AM Reply	Stampede during Haji kills dozens [link\|http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/12/hajj.stampede/index.html\|CNN] Dozens of people are reported to have been killed in a stampede during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Government officials said the number of people killed near Mecca was unknown, but unnamed officials told news agencies more than 100 were dead. No precicse death count yet, but it looks like it was fairly substantial. Due to the limited area and press of people through the area, stampedes at the ritual stoning are a regular event, and this one doesn't even come close to being the worst. The worst killed nearly 1,500 people. Islam may be the first religion in the world that has reached the limit on the number of members it can have due to technical restrictions on how many can do the holy pilgramage at once. Jay
Post #241,134 by admin 1/12/06 10:48:41 AM Reply	Film at 11 There was another headline yesterday: "Pilgrims throw stones". Uh. No kidding. That's kind of the point... Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #241,138 by hnick 1/12/06 11:15:13 AM Reply	Big deal... they do this EVERY year The only difference is the body count. It's just the Islamic version of darwinism.
Post #241,180 by jb4 1/12/06 2:32:09 PM Reply	Be careful! You may have just made a compelling argument for Intelligent Design! jb4 shrub●bish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT

Stampede during Haji kills dozens - (JayMehaffey) - (3) - Jan. 12, 2006, 10:20:46 AM EST

Film at 11 - (admin) - Jan. 12, 2006, 10:48:41 AM EST

Big deal... they do this *EVERY* year - (hnick) - (1) - Jan. 12, 2006, 11:15:13 AM EST

Be careful! - (jb4) - Jan. 12, 2006, 02:32:09 PM EST

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