PhotosPakistan: 12 Killed In Stampede During Ramzan Alms Giving In Karachi
Pakistan: 12 Killed In Stampede During Ramzan Alms Giving In Karachi
Twelve people were killed on Friday in a stampede at a food and cash distribution centre in Pakistan's Karachi during the Islamic holy month of Ramzan. At least 23 people have died in Ramzan food stampedes since the month began. Business owners in the month often hand out cash and food, especially to the poor.
Relatives mourn next to the body of their family member, who died in a stampede, in an ambulance at a hospital, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in the deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.
Women mourn over the death of their family member, who was died in the stampede, at a morgue, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in a deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.
A tent and a pair of shoes of the victims are seen at the site of stampede, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in the deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.
Police officers and members of media gather at the site of stampede, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in the deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.
A police officer examines the site of stampede, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in the deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.
69Pakistan Ramadan Stampede
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A man comforts to another mourns on the dead of his family member in the stampede, at outside a morgue, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in the deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.
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79Pakistan Ramadan Stampede
| Photo: AP/Ikram Suri
People gather around the bodies of the victims of stampede, at a morgue, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in the deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.
89Pakistan Ramadan Stampede
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A woman mourns as other gather next to body of the victim of stampede, at a morgue, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in the deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.
99Pakistan Ramadan Stampede
| Photo: AP/Ikram Suri
People mourn next to the body of their family member, who was died in the stampede, at a morgue, in Karachi, Pakistan. Several people were killed in the deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center outside a factory in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and rescue officials said.