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Erbil lights candles for Mosul ferry victims

Erbil lights candles for Mosul ferry victims
Erbil lights candles for Mosul ferry victims
2019-03-23 00:00:00 - From: Rudaw
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Kurds in Erbil lit candles on Friday in remembrance of the nearly 100 people who died when a ferry capsized in Mosul’s Tigris River. 

The victims had been celebrating Newroz when the tragedy happened on Thursday. 

The government declared three days of national mourning for the victims.  

Photos: Safin Hamed/AFP

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