Karbala Probes Shrine Collapse, Seeks Help of Geologists

Rescue workers continue to search for bodies after the collapse of the religious shrine in Karbala, Iraq (AP)

Nasif al-Khattabi, governor of Iraq’s Karbala region, has officially formed an investigation committee to probe a landslide that struck the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine on Saturday.

The landslide had hit the ceiling of the Qattarat al-Imam Ali, which then collapsed on top of Shia pilgrims inside. According to an unfinalized count of victims, seven were killed and seven were injured.