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6 Most Fatal Stampedes In History by iamhuman: 8:59am On Sep 13, 2017
1. The Accra Stadium Disaster

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The Accra Sports Stadium disaster occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana on May 9, 2001, taking the lives of 127 people, making it the worst stadium disaster to have ever taken place in Africa

Re: 6 Most Fatal Stampedes In History by paiz: 9:01am On Sep 13, 2017
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Re: 6 Most Fatal Stampedes In History by iamhuman: 9:06am On Sep 13, 2017
2. The fatal Hajj Stampede

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Over the years, there have been multiple occasions where stampedes have occurred in the holy city of Mecca during Hajj prigilmage. One of the most fatal of these stampedes occurred on Sept. 24, 2015, where hundreds, maybe thousands, of pilgrims were crushed to death at the hajj in Mecca.
The Associated Press gave the death toll to be at least 2,400 people, while the Saudi authorities give an official death toll of 769.

Re: 6 Most Fatal Stampedes In History by iamhuman: 9:19am On Sep 13, 2017
3. The fatal Jewish Stampede

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A Romano-Jewish scholar and historian, Flavius Josephus recorded that in 66 AD, at around the beginning of the First Roman–Jewish War, a Roman soldier mooned Jewish pilgrims at the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem who had gathered for Passover, and “spake such words as you might expect upon such a posture” causing a riot in which youths threw stones at the soldiers, who then called in reinforcements – the pilgrims panicked, and the ensuing stampede resulted in the death of ten thousand Jews.

Re: 6 Most Fatal Stampedes In History by iamhuman: 9:30am On Sep 13, 2017
4. The Kumbh Mela stampede

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The stampede occurred in 1954 at Kumbha Mela in India. Around 4-5 million pilgrims were in attendance. Although the death toll varies, but no fewer than 500 people were reported dead.

Re: 6 Most Fatal Stampedes In History by iamhuman: 9:49am On Sep 13, 2017
5. The Baghdad bridge stampede

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About one million pilgrims had gathered around or were marching toward Al Kadhimiya Mosque, which is the shrine of the Shi’ite Imam Musa al-Kazim. Near the shrine, rumors of an imminent suicide bomb attack broke out, panicking the crowd as there had been a mortar attack on a mass gathering which resulted in several deaths and injuries.
The panicked crowd flocked to the bridge, which had been closed. Somehow, the gate at their end of the bridge opened, and the pilgrims rushed through. Some people fell onto the concrete base and died instantly. The ensuing crush of people caused many to suffocate. The pressure of the crowd caused the bridge’s iron railings to give way, dropping hundreds of people 30 feet into the Tigris river. Around 953 people were reported dead in the incident.

Re: 6 Most Fatal Stampedes In History by iamhuman: 9:59am On Sep 13, 2017
6. The Chamunda Devi temple stampede

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A stampede that occurred at the Chamunda Devi Temple in India in 200 claimed almost 200 lives.
The temple which is located at the top of a hill in Jodhpur had thousands of devotees who were on ground to celebrate the Navaratri festival. The stampede occurred early in the morning when some of the visitors began slipping down a slope on the hilltop. At the time this stampede was seen by many as being the worst temple stampede in history.

Re: 6 Most Fatal Stampedes In History by IdeyFindWife: 10:42am On Sep 13, 2017
iamhuman:
5. The Baghdad bridge stampede

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The panicked crowd flocked to the bridge, which had been closed. Somehow, the gate at their end of the bridge opened, and the pilgrims rushed through. Some people fell onto the concrete base and died instantly. The ensuing crush of people caused many to suffocate. The pressure of the crowd caused the bridge’s iron railings to give way, dropping hundreds of people 30 feet into the Tigris river. Around 953 people were reported dead in the incident.

shocked :oFrak?!! shocked

Funny how most of these stampedes delivered horrifying deaths to people in the process of seeking religious epiphanies!

Pple looking for God all-over like he's their little Tommie 'lost-on-his-way-home-from-school'! Thank God for Christ!

@OP, great post, kip it coming!

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