Live updates: Iran prepares to bury Soleimani after deadly stampede

WSJ ^ | 1/7/2020 | erin cunningham

[bitt]

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[Sacajaweau]

Killed 40 of their own civilians.

[WKUHilltopper]

Was it a rush to claim his goats?

[canuck_conservative]

Up to 50 dead now, total probably will be more (there were over 200 injured)

And now they want to do it again today

[JBW1949]

Exactly...There was a video of Iranian troops shooting civilians who refused to mourn for Salami (or whatever his name was)...

[Dilbert San Diego]

Is it something about Islam which causes stampedes? There have been numerous stampedes in Mecca in conjunction with the Hadj(sp) and religious events there.

I had heard Saudi authorities had used bulldozers to bury victims of stampedes, as there were so many victims, most of whom were visitors from other countries

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I understand Qasem Soleimani’s daughter is an American Citizen and she is already proposing revenge against the US.

[matthew fuller]

I did not know that there were any cattle in Iran. I learn a great deal on Free Republic.

[chuckee]

Don’t bury him. Keep the funeral procession going and build up the fanatic mourner casualty count.At least we can save a few hellfires so we don’t have to kill them later on the battlefield

[polymuser]

He fit into a medium size moving box.

[TnTnTn]

Oh that’s too bad.....

[eartick]

I heard that a goat was the cause of the stampede.

A million goat humpers and one goat will do that

[ncfool]

How uncivilized these animals are.

[A_Former_Democrat]

All Dare Call It Treason

[grobdriver]

I thought they were supposed to be buried by sundown on the day of their death.

[Kevin in California]

Was there anything left of him to bury?

[M Kehoe]

Target rich environment.

5.56mm

[piasa]

The press seems to like to omit the Iranian Foreign Minister’s name, Javad Zarif.

[piasa]

First I’ve ever heard of it. Any sources?