Karbala News
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Row Over 'Karbala' Remarks: JDU MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi delivered the controversial remarks on Thursday in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. Taking a dig at expelled BJP leader Nupur Sharma, he said, "if you put your hand on the honor of my aaka (master), we have gathered at Karbala Maidan and for his respect, we will turn the cities into Karbala."
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At least 16 pilgrims were killed and some 75 others wounded in a stampede at the holy Shia city of Karbala in Baghdad, officials said.
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Shia Muslims mourn the demise of Imam Hussein and his family commemorating the sacrifices made by the martyrs.
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Islamic State claimed the attack in a statement, saying it was a suicide truck bomb.
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A rare suicide attack in an oasis town south of Baghdad killed eight people and wounded at least six on Monday, Iraqi officials said.
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Millions of Shiite Muslims, beating their heads and chests in mourning, packed the Iraqi city of Karbala Thursday for the culmination of one of the world`s largest religious events.
Huge crowds of black-clad Shi`ite faithful massed in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday, crying and beating their chests to commemorate the 7th century killing of the prophet's grandson.
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