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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Tue Sep 29, 2015, 03:26 PM Sep 2015

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Saudi govt. claims stampede death toll lower than 1,000

BBC story here

From the article:

Saudi officials have denied reports that more than 1,000 people were killed in a stampede near Mecca last week while undertaking the Hajj pilgrimage.

A Nigerian official told the BBC the bodies of 1,075 victims had been taken to mortuaries in the city of Jeddah - higher than the official toll of 769.

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Saudi govt. claims stampede death toll lower than 1,000 (Original Post) shenmue Sep 2015 OP

So that's all right then... Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2015 #1

What's 300 people +/-? riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #2

the never ending joys of religion nt msongs Sep 2015 #3

This is the fifth mass death stampede at the Haj since 1990 when 1,426 were killed Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #4

Donald Ian Rankin

(13,598 posts)

1. So that's all right then...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 04:18 PM

Sep 2015

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

2. What's 300 people +/-?

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 04:21 PM

Sep 2015

msongs

(67,443 posts)

3. the never ending joys of religion nt

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:18 PM

Sep 2015

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

4. This is the fifth mass death stampede at the Haj since 1990 when 1,426 were killed

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:18 PM

Sep 2015

nt

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