Word: fahd
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...face of such a ghastly tragedy, Saudi Arabia's response sounded shockingly cavalier. Officials initially dismissed reports of 1,400 killed as exaggerations, while King Fahd called the calamity "God's will." Said he: "Had they not died there, they would have died elsewhere." The unapologetic monarch suggested that the pilgrims themselves were to blame for not abiding by "official instructions." Later the government conceded on the death toll, but the King, in a radio address, clung to his claim of inculpability, asking, "Can anyone stop death...
...prince, who is a brother of King Fahd andfourth in line to the Saudi throne, arrived inCambridge in late July to visit an ailing relativeand tour local colleges with his children. But hismission here changed rapidly after Iraq invadedKuwait on August...