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Sun 12 Dec 2009Shi'ite Muslims gather for Ashura
Millions of Shi'ite Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques across Iraq today for the Ashura religious festival while Iraqi forces stood watch against the bloody attacks that have marred past pilgrimages.
Loudspeakers blared traditional Ashura chants across Baghdad and the city of Kerbala, site of the most important shrine where Shi'ites commemorate the slaying of the prophet Mohammad's grandson Hussein in 680 AD.
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