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Shi'ites in Iraq mark Ashura in show of strength

2009/01/07 14:06:10 @Reuters: International News

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ites in Iraq gathered in their thousands to observe an annual ritual of mourning on Wednesday, an event that has become a show of strength for a majority whose public worship was repressed by Saddam Hussein.
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