Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
May 10th 2011, 12:57 pm
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Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
Being reported on social media... 7DAYS online as well.
Not confirmed as the Burj... yet.
http://blog.grapeshisha.com/2011/05/...-in-dubai.html
Not confirmed as the Burj... yet.
http://blog.grapeshisha.com/2011/05/...-in-dubai.html
May 10th 2011, 1:36 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
Gulf News has just confirmed it. The poor guy jumped from the 147th floor.
... and of course, you had the token sicko who took a snap-shot.
May 10th 2011, 1:36 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
how awful
May 10th 2011, 3:00 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
awful though. Dispute with an employer was cited on the radio.
May 10th 2011, 3:25 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
he didn't land at the bottom but on another balcony
May 10th 2011, 4:25 pm
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May 10th 2011, 5:26 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
oh the poor guy...just can't imagine what he was going through to make him do this...thoughts with his family...
MM, xx
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May 10th 2011, 6:13 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
er... yes. The photo was rather horrid.
May 10th 2011, 6:25 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
can't get Gulf News website to open.....
poor bugger could have been there for weeks - I doubt there's anything on the 108th floor
poor bugger could have been there for weeks - I doubt there's anything on the 108th floor
May 10th 2011, 6:32 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
so not only was this guy shit at his job, he attempted to hit the deck from the tallest building in the world and couldn't even get that right.
May 10th 2011, 6:34 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
I wonder how many died building it ?
May 10th 2011, 7:04 pm
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May 10th 2011, 9:27 pm
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Re: Suicide jump from Burj Khalifa
He has the record of the highest ever suicide splat. 108 floors up.
