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Shiite Muslims in Turkey gather to mark Ashura / 32GA6CH
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Shiite Muslims, known as Jafari (Caferi) in Turkey, whose population is estimated to be between 1 and 3 million, gather in Istanbul for a mourning ritual for the day of Ashura to commemorate Prophet Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed and all those descendants of Prophet Mohammed who were killed at the Battle of Karbala in the seventh century AD. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES