More than two million Muslim pilgrims on the ritual journey known as Hajj are Saturday performing a ritual stoning ceremony in Mina, Saudi Arabia.We'll keep you up to date on this year's stampede korpse kount as the figures come in...
Millions of people crowded into the holy site to throw small stones at walls called jamarat, as part of a ritual representing the symbolic stoning of the devil.
"Take that, Satan!... Ow!... Is he allowed to throw back?"
More than 360 worshippers died in a stampede during the stoning ritual a year ago.
About an average year. The average is 352 per year, if I recall correctly...
Saudi authorities have spent more than $1 billion renovating the site to make it safe.
And will milk that amount out of the rubes several times over...
The Hajj began Thursday under heavy security. The grueling ritual is a duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to make the trip. Each year pilgrims wearing white robes, symbolizing equality, converge on