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The tragedy happened on the Al-Aima Bridge over the Tigris River during a Shiite religious ceremony commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Musa al-Khasim. Rumours that two suicide bombers were amongst the crowd led to panic that resulted in the deaths of more than 800 people and left several hundred injured.
August 31, 2005