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God strikes 18 dead at Pak shrine festival
KARACHI: Eighteen Pakistani pilgrims died during a three-day festival at a Muslim shrine, some by heat stroke and others by drowning in a river, a police official said on Sunday. Thousands of devotees attended the annual celebrations of Muslim saint Lal Shahbaz Qalander in Sehwan Sharif. Twelve people, mostly old men and women died of heat, while six young devotees drowned while swimming in a river near the shrine.Posted by: Fred 2006-09-18 |
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