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The Dajia Ma Zu procession kicked off earlier this month.
with volunteers welcoming a statue of the goddess Matsu, an ocean spirit who was celebrated in both Taiwan and parts of southern China.
Hundreds of thousands of people then helped accompany that statue of Matsu as it was brought from one temple to another.
Pilgrims often sleep outside, on the road, along the way, and they're fed by volunteers along the procession route.
Another Matsu pilgrimage already ended earlier this April, but this one, the Dazha Matsu procession, ended late this year because of foot traffic.
Tens of thousands of devotees gathered in Taiwan's Taichung City to see the statue make its final leg.
The B1 bridge west of the capital Tehran, connecting it to the city of Karaj, was under construction when it was hit in an attack that Iran's IRGC security forces said killed eight people.
The IRGC threatened to hit major bridges in the Middle East in retaliation.
will hit more civilian infrastructure, including power plants, in Iran by next week if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
The B1 bridge west of the capital Tehran, connecting it to the city of Karaj, was under construction when it was hit in an attack that Iran's IRGC security forces said killed eight people.
The IRGC also threatened to hit major bridges in the Middle East in retaliation.
People in Iran reported strikes all across the country overnight, and a spokesperson for one of Iran's biggest steel companies says it will take at least half a year to repair damage from strikes on industrial factories starting last month.
will hit more civilian infrastructure, including power plants, in Iran by next week if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, a threat that's been criticized by many Iranians who oppose Iran's current regime,
including opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah.
Emily Fang, NPR News, Istanbul.
The B1 bridge west of the capital Tehran, connecting it to the city of Karaj, was under construction when it was hit in an attack that Iran's IRGC security forces said killed eight people.
The IRGC also threatened to hit major bridges in the Middle East in retaliation.