Former Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Missing after Stampede in Saudi Arabia
Iran's state TV says Ghazanfar Roknabadi, a former ambassador to Lebanon, is among those missing after at least 719 pilgrims died in a stampede during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
The Saturday broadcast said two Iranian state TV reporters and a prominent political analyst are also missing. At least 134 Iranian pilgrims died and 85 were injured in the Thursday incident, while 354 Iranian pilgrims remain missing, according to the report.
Iran has strongly criticized archrival Saudi Arabia over the disaster, blaming the Saudi government for "incompetence" and "mismanagement" of the annual hajj.
26 September 2015, 13:49
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I bet he now remembers Hashem Al Salman, the young man killed in broad daylight outside the iranian embassy gates...
26 September 2015, 14:27
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I had the vision a few years back to build a diplomatic quarters down here, and Ghazanfar has been enjoying his stay with me. He has everything he needs from boiling Saunas to Steam rooms.
26 September 2015, 17:54
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Stoning Satan, as usual, how can the physical be linked to the spiritual? Instead of freeing themselves of sin and of Satan, they have stones to stone the devil, now look at what he did to them a few days after he sent them a crane over their heads. God is reacting to Islam's radicals.
27 September 2015, 00:54
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Terrorist "end if story" is quite arrogant. And besides he was talking about those that died when the crane fell.
26 September 2015, 22:09
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Like many other Iranians, they are probably alive and asked for asylum in KSA
27 September 2015, 01:21
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They should hold these joyful meetings more often. I won't be going to his funeral, but I will gladly send a nice letter to say that I approve of it.
27 September 2015, 07:31
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Good riddance to this scumbag. Too bad Khameini wasn't there too. Scum of the earth bastards. Is iit not ironic that the majority of those killed were Iranians?
