Death toll could rise to 600 in Baghdad bridge disaster

A railing collapsed today on a bridge packed with Shiite worshippers during a religious procession, sending crowds tumbling into the Tigris River.

A railing collapsed today on a bridge packed with Shiite worshippers during a religious procession, sending crowds tumbling into the Tigris River.

More than 300 people died and the numbers could rise to more than 600, police said.

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