SEVENTY-FIVE KILLED
IN A PERSIAN COURTYARD. RUSH TO COLLECT ALMS. LONDON. April 16. A message from Bahrein Island, in the Persian Gulf, states that when they heard he was about to distribute alms, 2000 people gathered at the house of a Persian merchant. They thronged a narrow passage leading to the courtyard, of which the outer door was locked to prevent further ingress. Panic ensued and many were crushed and trampled. Seventy-five were killed before rhe outer door was broken down from the outside. Medical aid was rendered and a subscription has been opened. An inquiry is pending.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 91, 18 April 1935, Page 7
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