I was at an event & a guy remarked to me that "700 died at Mecca" & I said "I wonder if they think they get extra blessings if they die there..." .It is the ONLY explanation for this annual stampede that leaves many Muslims dead.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/25/middleeast/hajj-deaths-tragedy-or-blessing/index.html?eref=edition
