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Vol. 5 Num 452 Fri. September 02, 2005  
   
World


Sea of shoes a grim memorial to Iraqi stampede victims
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Iraqis look at the belongings of pilgrims lost during a stampede in Baghdad yesterday. Thousands of grieving Iraqis were searching for their loved ones as mass funerals were set to start, a day after the deadly stampede the previous day killed nearly 1,000 pilgrims who panicked because of rumours of suicide bombers in their midst. PHOTO: AFP