Chanting, slashing their bodies, Shiites go to worship

Wednesday, April 23, 2003

KARBALA, Iraq -- Swaying and chanting, some slashing their bodies and drawing blood, an estimated 1 million Shiite Muslims marched to this city's holy shrine Tuesday to mourn one of their most revered saints -- but also to celebrate their new freedoms after years of repression by Saddam Hussein's regime.

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