More than 30 people were killed and nearly 100 injured in Iraq after a stampede was set off while Shiite Muslims celebrated one of the holiest days of the year.At least 10 among the injured pilgrims were in critical condition, according to the officials. The stampede happened near the gold-domed Imam Hussein shrine toward the end of the Ashoura procession in the holy city of Karbala – about 50 miles south of Baghdad, on Tuesday. IRANIAN FEMALE SOCCER FAN 'BLUE GIRL DIES AFTER SETTING HERSELF ON FIRE A Shiite Muslim mourns while actors re-enact the battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century during which Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, and 72 of his companions were killed, in Ashoura commemoration in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP) Every year, hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims travel to Karbala for the somber day of Ashoura, which commemorates the killing of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, the Imam Hussein, by a rival Muslim faction in what is now Iraq, in 680 A.D. Hussein and his descendants are seen by Shiites as the rightful heirs to the prophet. Hussein's killing has been attributed with cementing the schism between Shiite and Sunni Islam. It took place during the so-called “Twireej" run, which is when tens of thousands of people run toward the shrine around noon. The run is said to symbolize when the maternal cousins of Imam Hussein’s half-brother al-Abbas ran from a nearby village to rescue him, only to find out that he had been killed. JORDAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR EXPELLING ISRAEL ENVOY, REACTING TO 'VIOLATIONS' AT JERUSALEM HOLY SIT, REPORT SAYS A spokesman for Karbala province's media office told the BBC that the stampede was triggered when one person stumbled, causing others to fall. However, the Associated Press said the stampede began after a walkway collapsed. No Iraqi media released images of the walkway collapse or ensuing stampede. Iranian and Iraqi Shiite Muslims beat their heads during a mourning ceremony marking Ashoura in downtown Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (AP) In recent years, Ashoura processions have been attacked by extremist Sunni militants. In 2004, at the height of Iraq's sectarian violence, 143 people were killed in near-simultaneous suicide and other bombings at shrines in Baghdad and Karbala during the Ashoura procession. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Earlier in the day, hundreds of thousands of black-clad pilgrims held Ashoura processions amid beefed-up security in Karbala and in the capital, Baghdad, marching through the streets. Many of the faithful beat their chests and lashed themselves with chains in a symbolic expression of grief and regret for not being able to help Hussein before his martyrdom. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Stupidity has no bounds….
Our politicians had resisted pissing on the office of Presidency, tRump fixed that.
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seems like a good news, too bad only 30 though.
"seems like a good news, too bad only 30 though. "
surprise to hear such comment from you.
While I don’t agree or subscribe to such lunacy on display by these people, they are largely ignorant people who have not harmed anyone mostly with families and children. To wish them such ill faith and joy of their demise, speaks volume of one’s lack of empathy and frankly ignorance.
Be careful what you wish on others
Our politicians had resisted pissing on the office of Presidency, tRump fixed that.
tRump is helping to make Russia great again
Reject occupation, If the bar code starts with 7 29 put it back on the shelf
Buy American, say NO to Chinese madeTrump
“The time is always right to do what is right” – Martin Luther King
Why? do you want these people in your house for a party or you want to go to beer drinking with them? These people are neanderthal jack assess who won't hesitate one second to harm you because of their stupid belief system. I have seen enough of their violance that I have no empathy for them and sadly I don't have time or inclination to try bring them from 7 the century to 16th century.