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Pain in Iraq: massive mass in memory of the fatal victims in a fire

One of the participants in the ceremony described the tragedy as an event "that will never be forgotten," and lamented the death of hundreds of people and more than 150 injured during the celebrations.

  • 04/10/2023 • 14:53

Several dozen faithful attended a mass this Thursday in memory of the victims of the fire at a party hall where a wedding was being held in Iraq, which left a hundred dead and 150 injured, in a ceremony in which anger and the sadness. The fire, which destroyed the property in the town of Qaragosh, also known as Hamdaniyah, located in northern Iraq, 51 kilometers southeast of Mosul, on Tuesday night, broke out in the middle of the party they were attending. about 900 people, according to the Ministry of the Interior. Portraits of the victims - men, women and children of all ages - were lined up this Thursday morning in the Syriac Catholic church of Al Tahira, where mass was celebrated. Inside the venue, which received a historic visit from Pope Francis in March 2021, the emotion could be seen on the faces of the faithful, some of whom were unable to contain their tears, as confirmed at the scene by the AFP news agency. . Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al Sudani arrived Thursday morning in Nineveh province, where Qaraqosh is located, to address "the wounded and the families of the victims," according to a statement.