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Thursday, 5 April, 2001, 15:50 GMT 16:50 UK
Iran observes day of mourning

Shi'a Muslims mourn the death of Imam Hussein
Thousands of Iranians have taken part in the religious ceremony of Ashura which commemorates the death of the Imam Hussein at the battle of Kerbala in 680AD, the event which consecrated the rift between the Shi'a minority and the Sunni Muslim majority..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1260131.stm