US couple 'walked for hours' before dying
in Hajj heat
Posted By: NorthernDog, 6/24/2024 7:39:20 PM
A US couple who died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were walking for over two hours in scorching temperatures before they succumbed to heat stroke, their daughter has told the BBC. Alhaji Alieu Dausy, 71, and Haja Isatu Wurie, 65, of Bowie, Maryland, were among an estimated 1,300 people who died during the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. (Snip) The grieving daughter told the BBC the Hajj pilgrimage was "very important" to her parents, and they had paid $11,500 (£9,000) each to go. "It's something that they wanted to do their entire lives," she added. "They were beyond
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by Illegal Aliens 15 replies
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They paid $11,000 to get roasted to death. As a courtesy Saudi Arabia already buried their bodies.