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Iraq-Jordan |
Hundreds dead in Baghdad stampede |
2005-08-31 |
At least five hundred people have been killed in a stampede in northern Baghdad, Iraqi officials say. The incident happened on a bridge over the Tigris River as hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims marched as part of an annual religious festival. It was sparked by rumours of a suicide bomber in a crowd. In the ensuing panic many pilgrims were crushed and some fell into the river. Mortar rounds had been fired into the crowd earlier, killing seven people. About 36 others were injured when four mortar round landed close to the Kadhimiya mosque. So far no group has said it carried out the attack. |
Posted by:Paul Moloney |
#12 Man, just when I go and start questioning Allan's favor on our country b/c of Katrina, the Islamonuts go and do something like that to make me believe that even Allan is on our side. |
Posted by: BA 2005-08-31 23:42 |
#11 I dunno if it'd be funny if it wasn't so tragic, or tragic if it wasn't so funny... |
Posted by: Fred 2005-08-31 20:20 |
#10 More and more these hard islamists are looking like lemmings. |
Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-31 18:36 |
#9 CNA/AFP is now saying 965 dead. Unbelievable. |
Posted by: phil_b 2005-08-31 17:26 |
#8 And the Shia Imams want to run the show in Iraq? They have a long way to go, baby. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-08-31 14:38 |
#7 what a bunch of pathetic reactions |
Posted by: lyot 2005-08-31 14:25 |
#6 Haj practice? |
Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-31 10:03 |
#5 I bet Osama is mad. Could'd saved money on suicide belts by just yelling fire. |
Posted by: plainslow 2005-08-31 10:03 |
#4 I heard somebody lobbed a pork chop into the crowd. |
Posted by: Chris W. 2005-08-31 09:22 |
#3 President Sharpton and VP Sheehan could've easily seen this coming and prevented it. Bush should've seen this coming and prevented this, due to the fact that Muslims haven't killed each in over 1000 years. Here's a cure all:An ounce of stampede is worth a pound of Jewland. |
Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-31 09:10 |
#2 Look what happens when Muslims fear other Muslims. Which side is Allah on? |
Posted by: plainslow 2005-08-31 08:50 |
#1 647 dead, 301 injured |
Posted by: Oztralian [AKA] God Save The World 2005-08-31 06:30 |