Outrage over football tournament opening ceremony

"We call on the government to open an urgent investigation to hold accountable those who are behind the blatant violation of the sanctity of the holy city, whether it is the local government or the Ministry of Youth and Sport or the Iraqi Football Federation," he said in a statement posted on Facebook.Iraq's Office of Shia Endowment also released a statement denouncing the "blatant violation of the holy sanctity of Karbala", describing the ceremony as a "heinous act which has exceeded the legitimate limits and the moral restrictions that must be observed" in the holy city.