More than 3 million visit Karbala to commemorate Ashuraa rituals

Karbala (IraqiNews.com) The Provincial Council of Karbala province announced the participation of more than three million persons in commemorating rituals of Ashuraa anniversary.

The Chairman of Karbala PC, Nusayif al-Khatabi, reported to the correspondent of IraqiNews.com on Thursday ”The rituals of commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas witnessed the participation of more than three million persons, 60,000 of them are from foreign and Arab countries.”

”The security plan is still ongoing and the visitors are being transported fro their residences,” he added.