BBC5 年
Iraq stampede kills 31 at Ashura commemorations in Karbala
At least 31 people have been killed in a stampede during commemorations for the Shia holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, officials say. A health ministry spokesman said another 100 ...
BBC5 年
Iraq unrest: Protesters attack Iranian consulate in Karbala
How tuk-tuks are saving lives in the Iraq protests But a source in Karbala told the BBC that one of the dead was a guard at a nearby Shia shrine who happened to be passing by. The source also said ...
The Independent on MSN3 个月
Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims head to Iraq's Karbala to mark the death of Imam Hussein
Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death ...