http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4199618.stm
Hundreds dead in Baghdad stampede
Pilgrims began arriving at the mosque several days ago
At least five hundred people have been killed in a stampede in northern Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
The incident happened on a bridge over the Tigris River as hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims marched as part of an annual religious festival.
It was sparked by rumours of a suicide bomber in a crowd. In the ensuing panic many pilgrims were crushed and some fell into the river.
Mortar rounds had been fired into the crowd earlier, killing seven people.
About 36 others were injured when four mortar round landed close to the Kadhimiya mosque.
So far no group has said it carried out the attack.
It was clearly intended to foment sectarian tensions, the BBC's John Brain in Baghdad says.
Iraqis are currently preparing to vote on a proposed constitution for their country, with Shia and Sunnis sharply divided on its contents.
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"Many women and children were crying as panic broke out after the attacks," an Iraqi army officer was quoted by the AFP news agency.
Unconfirmed reports say about half of the injured by the mortar rounds were women.
Television pictures showed large crowds of Shia pilgrims gathering at the mosque for the annual commemorative ceremony.
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Thanks. "Mortar rounds had been fired into the crowd earlier"
Must be a Terrorist attack, not just a bomb scare.