Hajj

[SteelyDan]

Apparently, stampede kills over 700...oh well, less refugees/migrants I guess

Hajj stampede: At least 717 killed in Saudi Arabia - BBC News

[Pondlife]

Apparently, stampede kills over 700...oh well, less refugees/migrants I guess

Hajj stampede: At least 717 killed in Saudi Arabia - BBC News

Quoted in case there's a cocksocket of the year award in the year end survey and we have to show our workings.

FFS!

[DimPrawn]

2nd most blinded religous zealots on the planet.

[DodgyAgent]

Apparently, stampede kills over 700...oh well, less refugees/migrants I guess

Hajj stampede: At least 717 killed in Saudi Arabia - BBC News

This was clearly caused by a combination of British colonialism and climate change. Where do I send my cheque?

[Andy2]

Allah wanted them dead

[DodgyAgent]

If we had colonised them they would not be dead and nor would the crane have collapsed.We would have imposed our draconian "Elf and safety" standards and how to queue in an orderly manner.

[SteelyDan]

Allah wanted them dead

Well, you'd think, given the death history of previous attendees, that they would know better than to attend and put themselves at risk:

Hajj: Previous tragedies

2006: 364 pilgrims die in a crush at foot of Jamarat Bridge in Mina

1997: 340 pilgrims are killed when fire fuelled by high winds sweeps through Mina's tent city

1994: 270 pilgrims die in a stampede during the stoning ritual

1990: 1,426 pilgrims, mainly Asian, die in a stampede in an overcrowded tunnel leading to holy sites

1987: 402 people die when security forces break up an anti-US demonstration by Iranian pilgrims

[Andy2]

They wanted to be near their god
and now they are.

[DodgyAgent]

Can we please have some compassion here?

Where are the wailing lefties when you need them?

[xoggoth]

Hard to imagine how such things can happen on this scale. Surely if people are being pushed they will push back, if those pushing are not getting anywhere they are going to stop? Doesn't make any sense to me.