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Friday, January 10, 2025
Stampede at major Damascus mosque kills three
A stampede at the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Syria’s capital on Friday killed three people, the Damascus governor says.
The crush “during a civilian event at the mosque… resulted in the death of three people,” Governor Maher Marwan tells state news agency SANA.
A #Syrian #chef posted a public invitation to eat open to all #Syrians in one place, in celebration of the victory in #Syria. Chaos erupted at the #Umayyad Mosque in #Damascus due to an event organized by Chef Abu Omar without proper security coordination. The disorder led to… pic.twitter.com/IHZSW6xi95
— Qusay Noor (@QUSAY_NOOR_) January 10, 2025