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A child wrapped in a blood stained shroud and fixed with a fake arrow is held above the crowd to represent the martyred Imam Hussein as the celebration of Ashura begins Wednesday. Shiite Muslims gather in a religious festival commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, who is the grandson of Muhammed during a battle in Karbal in 680 A.D. |
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