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Millions mark Tasu'a in Karbala

Tasu'a in Karbala.

Altaf Ahmad
Press TV, Karbala

Millions of Muslims have arrived in the holy city of Karbala in central Iraq to mark the ninth day of the Islamic calendar month of Muharram. Tasua is the day before the tragic martyrdom of the third Shia Imam, and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, Hussein bin Ali. In Iraq's Karbala, Tasua is dedicated to the Imam’s brother, Abbas ibn Ali. Press TV correspondent Altaf Ahmad has more in this report.


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