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Over 80 hurt as mouse sparks Casablanca mosque crush

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Agence France-Presse

The incident occurred in the city’s Hassan II mosque, which was packed during evening prayers Tuesday, the holiest night of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, MAP said.

“Eighty-one people, mostly women, suffered light injuries and fractures while some of them fainted,” it said.

The panic broke out after a woman raised the alarm over the mouse, sparking a sudden exodus of screaming worshippers.

Among those needing treatment was a pregnant woman who suffered a double fracture in the leg and has been kept under surveillance in hospital.

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