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A man touches grave of Imam Abbas as Shiites mark Ashura in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south...

A man touches grave of Imam Abbas as Shiites mark Ashura in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Ashura falls on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, who was killed in 680 A.D. during the battle of Karbala. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

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Associated Press writer Mazin Yahya in Baghdad and Shafika Mattar in Amman, Jordan, contributed to this report.
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