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Posted: **Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:20 pm**

Totally overshadowed in the news by hurricane Katrina unless you listen to news organizations like NPR that don't focus on one story.

This would be appalling if it was a normal news day. Needless to say somehow they'll find a way to blame us for it:

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Deaths mounted steadily in northeast Baghdad after a massive midday Shiite religious procession erupted into a chaotic stampede Wednesday, causing the drowning and trampling deaths of 965 pilgrims.

Authorities believe a rumor raced through the crowd that a suicide bomber was in their midst, and that created panic among the waves of pedestrians trying to cross the Al-A'imma bridge over the Tigris River. The throngs of Shiite faithful had been stopped by security checks and bogged down by concrete barriers...

The rest of the story: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/ ... index.html

Posted: **Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:59 pm**

Holy Shiite!

Posted: **Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:44 pm**

yup, if it doesn't affect the USA it won't be on the news, when theres already something that needs "more attention".

Posted: **Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:41 pm**

Now is the time for the millitary to go in and do the big shootem up killem all type stuffs while the media isnt paying much attention. Now they can do what they are supposed to and get the friggin job done.

Posted: **Fri Sep 02, 2005 7:30 pm**

What's the bad news?

Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:20 am**

the bad news is that it wasn't terrorists that died, it was mostly women and children

Posted: **Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:32 am**

Okay, for those who didn't bother reading, there was some kind of celebration and a large group of people crossing a bridge. Someone thought there was suicide bomber in the crowd and started a panic. In the stampede a railing gave way and 965 INNOCENT people fell to their deaths. Many were women and children.

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965 dead in Baghdad stampede

965 dead in Baghdad stampede