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The funeral of Muslim Shi'ite leader Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim
( 2003-09-01 10:26) (Agencies)


Iraqis attend the funeral of Muslim Shi'ite leader Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim, in Baghdad Aug 31, 2003. Up to five suspects, all of them Iraqi, have been detained over the car bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Najaf that killed the Shi'ite cleric and scores of his followers, the local governor said Aug 31, 2003. 'There are several suspects, none of whom has citizenship other than Iraqi,' Haidar al-Mayyali, the governor of the Najaf area, told a news conference about the attack.    [Reuters]

Tens of thousands of Shi'ites attend the start of the funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim, Aug 31, 2003 in Baghdad. The funeral of al-Hakim, who was killed in a car bomb attack along with dozens of his followers, will include stops in the Shi'ite holy sites of Kerbala and Kufa before he is buried on Sept 2, 2003 in the holy city of Najaf.     [Reuters]

Iraqi women chant religious verses and tap their hands on their chest, a customary shi'ite tradition, during the funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim on Aug 31, 2003 in Baghdad.    [Reuters]

Iraqis armed with assault weapons drive ahead of the funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim, Aug 31, 2003 in Baghdad.    [Reuters]
 
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