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malaise

(269,157 posts) Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:36 PM Sep 2015

An 'informed person' told me today that the reason for the horrific stampede

during the Hajj was that there was a forced stoppage to allow the 'royals' to enter.

Anyone have information on that?

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An 'informed person' told me today that the reason for the horrific stampede (Original Post) malaise Sep 2015 OP

No, but I understand that a couple of routes Warpy Sep 2015 #1

BBC radio was reporting that the day after it happened n/t A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 #2

Yes I heard that on the BBC as well. Also Iran claims 4100 died riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #5

I think it was the Guardian that ran the story about how there are snagglepuss Sep 2015 #3

I don't think this is so, because it's happened many times before jaysunb Sep 2015 #4

Yes I read that Egnever Sep 2015 #6

Warpy

(111,338 posts)

1. No, but I understand that a couple of routes

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:43 PM

Sep 2015

to the pillars where the Hajj is completed by throwing rocks at the "devils" represented by the pillars were closed for one reason or another. The walk around the Kaaba has been made considerably safer. It's the other stuff they need to work on, apparently.

The article I read made it sound like routine road repair that hadn't been completed in time.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)

2. BBC radio was reporting that the day after it happened n/t

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:45 PM

Sep 2015

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

5. Yes I heard that on the BBC as well. Also Iran claims 4100 died

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:50 PM

Sep 2015

In that stampede.

We'll probably never know exactly.

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

3. I think it was the Guardian that ran the story about how there are

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:46 PM

Sep 2015

few roads and one or more was temporarily closed. I only glanced at it so I can't say more.

jaysunb

(11,856 posts)

4. I don't think this is so, because it's happened many times before

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:46 PM

Sep 2015

due simply to the number of people in such a small place. By custom, Royals do not attempt to upstage the pilgrims and in many cases go as common people.

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

6. Yes I read that

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Sep 29, 2015, 05:50 PM

Sep 2015

In a story about Iran trying to sue Saudi over it.

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