KUWAIT CITY/ MANAMA: Gulf leaders and people have widely condemned Kadhimiyah bridge tragedy in which more than 1,000 mourning devotees were martyred on the anniversary of martyrdom of Al-Imam Mousa Al-Kadhim (a.s.) on their way to his holy shrine to commemorate the occasion.

Over 50 clerics, intellectuals, authors and thinkers from eastern region of Saudi Arabia issued a statement of condemnation and condolence. They held sons of Satan and his followers from Ba’athists responsible for the tragedy, urging the need of unity.

Majalis Tabiniyah arranged by different organizations were also held at various husseiniyaat and mosques in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for martyrs of Al-Kadhimiyah massacre, in which solution for ongoing carnage of innocent Iraqi people was strongly demanded.

Also, various charity organizations and associations stood for sending aid to the victims of Al-Kadimiyah tragedy.

Kuwait’s society of shia Muslim scholars, national accord association and justice and peace union have issued statements in connection with the tragedy. The statement urged OIC and Arab League to play a practical role instead of mere lip service to stop terrorism in Iraq because it not only threatens Iraq rather whole region.