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A very large congregation of several hundred packed the central nave and sang the people's parts of the Mass with great gusto. The size of the congregation was impressive given the very wet and ...

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At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday afternoon.

Four people were killed and several others injured in an apparent crowd crush outside Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. Ex HCL CEO Vineet Nayar scoffs at 90-hr-workweeks, suggests 'Work less ...

Four people were killed and several others injured in an apparent crowd crush outside Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, when large crowds gathered for free meals being handed out by a well-known chef.

"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 ...