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| 16 killed in Karbala during Eid festivities |
| 2010-11-21 |
| KARBALA / Aswat al-Iraq: Karbala’s hospitals received 16 dead bodies and 140 others injured while ambulances carried 367 people suffering from different health problems to hospitals, a local health official said on Saturday. “Three hospitals in Karbala received 156 people killed or injured during Eid al-Adha holidays, among them 16 motorcycle accidents, in addition to six people killed while al-Hindiya hospital received 15 cases including four killed, and Eid Tamur town hospital received eight injury cases,” Salim Kadhim told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Kadhim also said there were other deaths and injuries in different towns and villages of Karbala during the Eid holidays, including car accidents and clashes. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 108 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 Well, it could be the full moon. I hear that makes them |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-11-21 12:07 |
| #5 " Semi-rhetorical question: is there anything in Islam that doesn't end with a pile of dead bodies? " No. |
| Posted by: Dave UK 2010-11-21 11:59 |
| #4 Given that Eid marks the end of Ramadan - the month of fasting and killing infidels - I attribute this to low blood sugar. Semi-rhetorical question: is there anything in Islam that doesn't end with a pile of dead bodies? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-11-21 09:27 |
| #3 Holy Shiites have big fun on Eid al-Adha! |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-11-21 02:50 |
| #2 Boys will be boys. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-11-21 01:41 |
| #1 Pamplona bull running looks like a bunch of lady-boys compared to the EID holiday in Karbala. |
| Posted by: Ralphs son Johnnie 2010-11-21 01:11 |