TW: Racism & Terrorism
Disclaimer: This is not to dismiss the fact that dangerous situations have risen during the the day of the concert - missing people, harassment, etc. This is to call out people who drop the βterroristβ comments very easily without using their minds.
As a person who used to live in Saudi Arabia, I am greatly offended. And to the arabians in this platform, Iβm sorry for some of the shit you have to go through.
For those out of the loop, a little summary of the situation. During the day of the concert, a huge sandstorm came which ended up cancelling the concert. There were over 35K people in the venue. With this much people adding to the bad weather and sad situation, accidents happened such as getting lost and harassment which then caused a mass hysteria. The mass hysteria then lead to false news such as kidnappings.
I understand the concern of the people yet some need to be careful with their words. Saying and I quote that this happened because Saudi Arabia is an unsafe country full of terrorists. This is beyond the situation already. Itβs not like something like this would not happen if it was outside the Kingdom. And I hope fans do some thinking first before dropping comments like, βkpop should stop holding concert in Saudi Arabiaβ. Itβs not something you should drop casually.
As someone who used to live there, I can assure you that it is a country I felt the safest. Iβm also not saying that the news about the country are false - even if some are actually overreacting some situations - but people need to stop being racist and stop viewing the country with itβs negative notion. Like all other countries, the Kingdom has its positive and negative. Think first before dropping comments very casually.
I would also add that during the severity of the situation, Saudi fans were the ones that were doing the most help and finding solutions for the problem.
1971 January 30 : An Indian Airlines plane on its way from Srinagar to Jammu was hijacked by Hashim Quereshi and Ashraf Quereshi of the JKLF, who took it to Lahore.
Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi
1981 November 25: Air India Flight 224, a Boeing 707 plane VT-DVB "Kamet" on its way from Rhodesia to Mumbai, with 65 passengers and 13 crew members, was hijacked when it landed for refuelling at Mahe, Seychelles.
Prime Minister- Indira Gandhi
1982 August 4: An Indian Airlines flight from Delhi to Amritsar was hijacked en-route by a militant with the help of a fake bomb.
Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi
1982 August 20: A lone militant, armed with a pistol and a hand grenade, hijacked a Boeing 737 on a scheduled flight from Jodhpur to New Delhi carrying 69 persons.
Prime Minister- Indira Gandhi
1984 July 5 : An Indian Airlines jet IC 405 carrying 254 passengers and a crew of ten on flight from Srinagar to New Delhi was hijacked and forced to land in Lahore, Pakistan.
Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi
1984 August 24: Seven young hijackers demanded an Indian Airlines jetliner IC 421, on a domestic flight from Delhi to Srinagar with 100 passengers on board, be flown to the United States. The plane was taken to Lahore, Karachi.
Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi
Hijacking a plane was CHILDS PLAY under her . Who on earth gave her the title IRON LADY?
It was the army which won the war without her knowledge in 1971. She like her father was always sympathetic towards Pakistan hence she lost on the table a war that was won on the battlefld
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