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46 Iranian Pilgrims Lost Their Lives in Iraq
Abdolnabi Saedi, the executive director of Iran Insurance company in Iraq announced that 46 Iranians who had traveled to Iraq to participate in Arba’een religious ceremonies have lost their lives.
According to Eghtesad News, Saedi said that out of this number, 15 passed away from natural causes and the rest were killed by road accidents or other causes.
Saedi also mentioned that 35 of the deceased were men and 11 were women, and that 3 individuals were not covered by insurance.
The Islamic Republic had sent hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to Iraq for this ceremony, along with hundreds of tons of medicine and medical equipment.
Arba'een is a Shia religious ceremony of mourning the death of the third Shia Imam, the grandson of the prophet.
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