Tight security for annual Shi'ite pilgrimage in Iraq's Kerbala

KERBALA, Iraq, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of

Shi'ite Muslims gathered in Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on

Monday for the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which marks the end

of a 40-day mourning period for the grandson of the Prophet

Mohammad, Imam Hussein.

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