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Iraqi civil defence deployed as pilgrims converge on Karbala / 36EL2JJ
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Iraqi civil defence teams are deployed as large numbers of pilgrims start flocking to the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations amid soaring temperatures. Arbaeen marks the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh century killing of the Prophet Mohamed's grandson Imam Hussein ibn Ali. "Each year, the number of visitors from inside and outside Iraq increases, and every year we face difficulties in the event of a fire," explains Abbas Khudeir, the head of Iraq's search and rescue team. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES