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Shiite pilgrims gather around the tomb of Imam Abass ahead of celebrations marking the anniversary of the birth of Mohammed al-Mahdi, the 12th Imam of Shiite Islam in Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad, 26 August 2007. Police threw a four-layered security cordon around Karbala and banned all vehicles, as tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims streamed into the shrine city for a religious ceremony. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED SAWAF (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP via Getty Images)
Shiite pilgrims gather around the tomb of Imam Abass ahead of celebrations marking the anniversary of the birth of Mohammed al-Mahdi, the 12th Imam of Shiite Islam in Karbala, 110 kms (70 miles) south of Baghdad, 26 August 2007. Police threw a four-layered security cordon around Karbala and banned all vehicles, as tens of thousands of Shiite pilgrims streamed into the shrine city for a religious ceremony. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED SAWAF (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP via Getty Images)
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