SAUDI ARABIA: American Muslims visiting holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, get threatened and attacked…by Muslims!
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A group of American Muslims who trekked all the way to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj (holy pilgrimage) last week didn’t get the warm welcome they were expecting from their fellow Muslim pilgrims. During a surprise attack on them in the foreigners’ area, attackers reportedly were shouting “Our Hajj will be complete once we have killed you, ripped out your hearts and eaten them, and [then] raped your women.”
Washington Times (h/t Colin W) On one of the nights where Hajj pilgrims are required to stay overnight in the city of Mina, a group of young men began asking different sets of pilgrims if they were from the United States. When they encountered a group that identified themselves as not only Americans, but also as Shiite Muslims, they were threatened and attacked by the group of men, who were apparently armed with knives and other blades.
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In continuing the assault, the men also shouted “We’re going to do Karbala all over again,” referring to an important historical event to Shi’ite Muslims, wherein the grandson of the Prophet, named Imam Husain, was brutally attacked and killed, after he was forced to witness the killing of many of his family members. The survivors of the incident, mostly women and children, were immediately imprisoned in circumstances that resulted in the deaths of some of the prisoners.
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The Americans fled the tent area, which the Saudi government had specifically designated for American and European pilgrims. During the escape, many of the group, almost entirely U.S. citizens and mostly hailing from Dearborn, Michigan suffered bruises (in one case, due to an attempted strangulation), concussions, broken bones, and black eyes.
Victims of the attack reported that nearby police refused to take action, and in some cases were openly laughing at the attack. The Americans approached other officers, including one described as a “lieutenant with stars on his shoulder pads.” They reported the attack and showed police video footage of the attack taken on cell phones.
The “lieutenant” confiscated the phones and immediately deleted the videos in front of onlookers. Without comment, he returned the phones to their owners and left.
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Members of the group also turned to the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia for assistance, but were told help could only be provided if members of the group had died in the attacks.
This incident is the latest in a string of attacks against Westerners in Saudi Arabia. In different incidents in past years, Shi’ite Imams from the United States and Canada were either assaulted or arrested for complaining about assaults. The previous incidents, as well as this week’s attack, all required medical treatments.
No witness has thus far been willing to identify themselves, each of them citing safety concerns.
http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/10/20/saudi-arabia-american-muslims-visiting-holy-city-of-mecca-for-the-hajj-get-threatened-and-attacked-by-muslims/By the religion of peace?
