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Millions mark Ashura in Iraqi city of Karbala

Iraqi Shiite Muslims take part in a procession between the shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas to mark Ashura, on the tenth day of the mourning period of Muharram, on October 24, 2015, in the central city of Karbala. (AFP)

Altaf Ahmad 

Press TV, Karbala 

A sea of black-clad mourners has swept through Iraq's holy city of Karbala. Millions of Muslims from all around the world have converged on the city for special religious ceremonies held in remembrance of Imam Hussein on his martyrdom anniversary. Press TV’s Altaf Ahmad reports from Karbala, where the holy shrine of the third Shia Imam is located.


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