Shi'ites celebrate Ashura festival
China Daily | Updated: 2009-12-28 07:44
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An actor re-enacts a scene from the 7th century battle of Kerbala in Teheran yesterday. |
KERBALA, Iraq: Millions of Shi'ite Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques across Iraq yesterday for the Ashura religious festival while Iraqi forces stood watch against the bloody attacks that have marred past pilgrimages.
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