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Stampede at central Damascus mosque kills four
The New Indian Express Mangaluru
|January 11, 2025
A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria's capital on Friday killed four people, a Damascus health official told state media.
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"Damascus Health Director Dr Mohammed Akram Maatouq announced that the final toll from the unfortunate stampede that occurred today in the Great Umayyad Mosque and its surroundings is four dead and 16 injured," a statement said.
Earlier, Damascus Governor Maher Marwan had told SANA that the deadly crush took place "during a civilian event at the mosque".
This story is from the January 11, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Mangaluru.
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