Lamp falls on congregation in mosque in central Turkey, injures 11

Lamp falls on congregation in mosque in central Turkey, injures 11

KAYSERİ

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Eleven people were injured on Aug. 26 in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri, after a lamp fell on the congregation ahead of Friday prayers. 

Ambulances were called to the scene and the 11 injured people were taken to hospitals nearby, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

Witnesses said the lamp fell as the mosque’s imam was speaking ahead of prayers. They added that most of those affected sustained head injuries.