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Photos: Day of Ashura marked in Iraq

Shia Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed on 10 October 680 CE

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on 10 October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on 10 October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency )

Muslim devotees take part in a mourning procession marking the day of Ashura in Karbala, Iraq on October 10, 2016. Shia Muslims are observing the Ashura, the tenth day of the first Islamic month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. ( Ali Mohammed – Anadolu Agency )

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