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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Gazook is Trampled by Cow He Tried to Slaughter
2013-07-26
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A spooked cow killed a Palestinian man who was trying to slaughter the beast on Saturday during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, a Gaza health official said.

Muslims around the world slaughter sheep, cows and goats, during the four-day holiday that began Friday, giving away much of the meat to the poor. The Muslim holiday commemorates the sacrifice by the Prophet Ibrahim, known to Christians and Jews as Abraham.

But accidents are common as people frequently buy animals to slaughter themselves instead of paying professional butchers. The festive atmosphere at the site of the slaughtering also tends to make the animals fidgety.

The 52-year-old man who died was trampled to death, and another three people were seriously injured when the cow ran wild in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, said health official Ashraf al-Kidra
Posted by:Beavis

#8  Gary Larson, where are you now?
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2013-07-26 22:23  

#7  I'm waiting for the netrek jokes. Or maybe not.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2013-07-26 21:46  

#6  You may not recognize Karma the Cow, but she knows you.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2013-07-26 21:21  

#5  LOL
Posted by: Shipman   2013-07-26 16:58  

#4  Sometimes you get the cow, sometimes the cow gets you.
Posted by: SteveS   2013-07-26 15:52  

#3  This has got "THE SIMPSONS" irony skit written all over it.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-07-26 02:10  

#2  The festive atmosphere at the site of the slaughtering also tends to make the animals fidgety.

Yeah, I can see that. Emily used to have an animated GIF.....
Posted by: Shipman   2013-07-26 01:50  

#1  The sacred Cow of India, no less.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-07-26 01:08  

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