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One dead, 800 injured in Philippine Catholic parade

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — One devotee died and more than 800 people were injured in the Philippine capital when millions joined a Catholic procession, officials said on Wednesday. The annual feast of the Black Nazarene, one of the world’s largest Catholic festivals, drew 3.5 million barefoot devotees on Tuesday in what police described as a “generally peaceful” event despite crowds jostling to touch the icon. However a former jail officer died of a heart attack […]