More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalized with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/10/world/600-pilgrims-hospitalize-by-chlorine-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iraq #islam#shiites #najaf #karbala