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Tuco
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Shiite holiday marred by violence in Iraq
Death toll from fighting in two mainly Shiite cities at least 68


updated 7:57 a.m. ET, Sat., Jan. 19, 2008
BAGHDAD - Hundreds of thousands of frenzied Shiites beat their heads and chests in unison and whipped themselves with chains Saturday across Iraq to honor the martyrdom of one of their most revered saints. The processions were marred by violence with a deadly bombing in northern Iraq and clashes south of Baghdad.

The street battles between members of a messianic cult and Iraqi troops raged for a second day as the death toll from the fighting in two predominantly Shiite southern cities rose from 50 to at least 68............

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Terry Ishmael
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Hundreds of thousands of frenzied Shiites beat their heads and chests in unison and whipped themselves with chains


Dem bais in Abu Gharaib?
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