Tag: ASHURA
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31 killed, 100 wounded in stampede during Shiite Ashura
The Iraqi health ministry said on Tuesday that 31 people had been killed and 100 others wounded in a stampede during Shiite Ashura celebrations in the city of Karbala. The ministry, said that 10 of the wounded were in serious condition. According to Iraq’s official news agency INA, medical and security sources said that the…
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Shi’ites dare police, hold Ashura procession in Wuse
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has carried out its Ashura mourning procession in Abuja, in defiance of the police. The Ashura procession is an yearly religious ritual carried out by the Shia Islamic sect all over the world on September 10. Members including men, women, and children held the procession for a few kilometres from…