Karbala stampede
Accident during Ashura processions in Karbala, Iraq. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Karbala stampede occurred on 10 September 2019, 31 people were killed and approximately 100 more were injured in a crowd crush during Ashura processions in Karbala, Iraq. There are conflicting accounts of what caused the crush, one claimed that a walkway collapsed, leading the crowd to panic.[2] Another account stated that one person tripped and fell among the runners and others fell over him.
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Date | 10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) |
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Location | Karbala, Iraq |
Coordinates | 32°36′59″N 44°02′01″E |
Type | Crowd crush |
Deaths | 31 |
Non-fatal injuries | 102[1] |
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