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Iraqis mark martyrdom of Imam Al-Hussein with fireballs

Shia Muslims in Iraq mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad (pubuh)'s grandson Imam Al-Hussein. In the Islamic year 61 (680 AD), Hussein and 72 of his men were killed at the Battle of Karbala, which cemented the 'great schism' in Islam and the formation of its two main sects

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