Ashura marks one of the holiest days in the Shi'ite calendar.
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather each year in the Iraqi city of Kerbala to commemorate the killing of Imam Hussein, grandson of the prophet Mohammed in the 7th century, which became the formative event in Shi'ite Islam.
A minority perform the ritual of 'tatbeer'. Wearing white robes they cut their heads with swords and spears in mourning over the Imam's death.
It represents the beginning of tensions between Sunni and Shi'it…
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