By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
It was a horrific tragedy. On September 26th a stampede of people just outside of Mecca trampled 769 people to death and injuring 934 others.
We all knew that the numbers were low and that the number of deaths would creep higher and higher.
But there was no update on the numbers.
AP, the Associated Press, did their own tally and according to their count at least 2,110 Muslim pilgrims died in the stampede.
This past Sunday a meeting took place in Saudi Arabia, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif who is also the minister of the"interior. The Saudi Press Agency reported on the meeting saying:
"The crown prince was reassured on the progress of the investigation..."
"He directed the committee's members to continue their efforts to find the causes of the accident, praying to Allah Almighty to accept the martyrs and wishing the injured a speedy recovery."
Well, if they cannot update their own numbers it is very unlikely that the Saudis will actually conduct a true investigation.
And the numbers of deaths, reported or not, will probably still go higher.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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