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      Lebanon: Blood is ritually spilled to mark Day of Ashura00:50

      Lebanon: Blood is ritually spilled to mark Day of Ashura

      Lebanon, Beirut
      November 14, 2013 at 15:53 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Lebanon: Blood is ritually spilled to mark Day of Ashura

      Hundreds of men and young boys flocked marked the Day of Ashura in Beirut on Thursday reenacting the martyrdom of the prophet Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali who was killed in 680 AD at the battle of Karbala. Many people were covered in blood after engaging in bloody self-flagellation processions.

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      Lebanon: Blood is ritually spilled to mark Day of Ashura

      Hundreds of men and young boys flocked marked the Day of Ashura in Beirut on Thursday reenacting the martyrdom of the prophet Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali who was killed in 680 AD at the battle of Karbala. Many people were covered in blood after engaging in bloody self-flagellation processions.

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