What the records say
- When
- 10 Sep 2019
- Kind
- Crowd crush
- Coordinates
- 32.62° N, 44.03° E
- Description
- human stampede during Ashura processions in Karbala, Iraq
- Deaths
- 31
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Karbala stampede
Human stampede in Iraq in 2019
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. Another account stated that one person tripped and fell among the runners and others fell over him.
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