5 dead, 36 hurt in attacks on Iraq mosque - police (Reuters)

VolcanoJen

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Wed Aug-31-05 01:45 AM
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5 dead, 36 hurt in attacks on Iraq mosque - police (Reuters)

http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1082898

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 1:21 a.m. ET

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Mortar rounds killed five and wounded 36 people attending an important Shi'ite religious ceremony in Baghdad on Wednesday, police sources said.

Television pictures showed thousands of pilgrims marching to the Kadhimiya mosque in an old district of Baghdad to celebrate the martyrdom of Musa Al-Kadhim, a revered religious figure among Shi'ites.

The police source said there were three separate mortar attacks on the crowds moving toward the mosque.

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maddezmom

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Wed Aug-31-05 03:37 AM
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1. not sure if it's the same, but the Guardian has reports of 500 dead

LATEST: Up to 500 reported dead in a bridge stampede at a Shia shrine in Baghdad. More details soon ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/

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maddezmom

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Wed Aug-31-05 03:47 AM
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2. AFP: (upto)500 dead in Iraq bridge stampede-Health Ministry

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050831/wl_nm/iraq_stampede_deaths_dc

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