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 Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject: Dozens Reported Killed in Hajj Stampede |
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| Quote: | MECCA, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims rushing to complete a symbolic stoning ritual on the last day of the hajj tripped over luggage Thursday, and an unknown number of people were killed in the ensuing stampede, the Interior Ministry said. State-run television said dozens died or were injured.
The stampede occurred as tens of thousands of pilgrims headed toward al-Jamarat, a series of three pillars representing the devil that the faithful pelt with stones to purge themselves of sin.
The ritual has seen deadly stampedes in the past, including one in 1990 that killed 1,426 people and another in February 2004 that killed 244.
A ministry spokesman, Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki, said the stampede happened as pilgrims were rushing to complete the last of three days of the stoning ritual before sunset. Some pieces of luggage spilled from moving buses at one entrance to al-Jamarat, causing pilgrims to trip and pile up, al-Turki said.
Al-Turki said there were deaths, but he could not give an exact number. State-run Saudi television Al-Ekhbariyah cited police officials as saying dozens were killed and injured.
Ambulances and police cars streamed into the area, and security forces tried to move pilgrims away from part of the site, though thousands continued with the ritual.
The pillars are located on a large pedestrian bridge, the width of an eight-lane highway over the desert plain of Mina outside the holy city of Mecca. A number of ramps lead up the bridge to give pilgrims access to the site, and the stampede occurred at the base of one ramp.
The stampede took place despite Saudi efforts to improve traffic for the massive crowds of pilgrims at the site, where all 2.5 million pilgrims participating in the annual hajj move from pillar to pillar to throw their stones, then exit.
Saudi authorities recently widened the bridge and built extra ramps and increased the time pilgrims can carry out the rite — traditionally done between sunrise and sunset.
The stoning ritual is one of the last events of the hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites, which able-bodied Muslims with the financial means are required by their faith to do at least once.
Many pilgrims had already finished the stoning ritual Thursday and had gone back to Mecca to carry out a farewell circuit around the Kaaba, the black stone cube that Muslims face when they do their daily prayers.
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Wow!!! I saw the vast number of pilgrims on TV. It's amazing how so many people can be in one place at the same time but imagine being caught in the stampede.
I wonder what will happen to the dead. Will they be buried in the holy land or are their relatives going to claim the bodies. My mom said sometimes aged pilgrims wish to die there because after all it's the holiest place for them but she doesn't know if they can be buried there. Does anyone know? |
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Well..It's very recent happening there!The Hajj is pretty hard..Many people died I know..I think they get burried there..THiNK only..
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so poor thing.. but at least they die at a holy place... 
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Yeah..Lucky them!But not lucky them that they died!
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345 and 73 in the hotel died. I think the Saudi Arabian goverment didn't anticipate such incidents to happen again since they have done quite a lot to strenghten the structures of bridges and buildings from collapsing from the weight of millions of pilgrims.
My parents and I were discussing the enormity of a sudden weight gain by tons and dad said the house we live right now might probably collapse under it because of the way buildings are built here.
I do wonder where is the burial ground if they were buried in the holy land? |
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I never see them..I went to Mecca and all..For the Holyness of me..Such a Virgin eh?LoL..I think it's not close to the Mosque and all..It's outside or somekind..Don't ask me!Ask the experts..;p
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Erm..I thought Christians are not allowed..Well..Yes..It is very..The highest is like 60..I went to Qatar..It's as hot as..53 degrees celcius!
I stayed there for about 2 weeks..It's not that boring..It's just that I have to stay until 12 am (Malaysian time) which is just..7 there!When it's the last prayer it's like 2 am here and 9 pm in Mecca!God!It's really tiring too..
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Yep..it can get extremely hot in the Middle East. Sometimes you have to leave the cold water (water from the cold water tap) to fill up in the bath tub, go out for some food or do something else while waiting for the very hot water to cool off!!!
Back to the topic, only Muslims can visit the Mecca. I've only seen the prayers on TV and it is impressive. |
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BTW..It's tiring too..Trust me..You guys are lucky..You don't have to do all these..
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Yeup..
It's really hot..VERY..
Muslims MUST go for Umrah..Not Hajj..Hajj is just for people who can afford!
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right right only muslims can go there,but ive not gone there yet..:(
sum1 frm my fmly is going there next week tho,they'll tell me how it is
& Bh muslims have to to to hajj..... 
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