Meanwhile: Shiites mourn slain cleric
Shiites mourn slain cleric
ANTHONY SHADID; The Washington Post
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Waves of mourners, grieving and vengeful, swept through Baghdad's streets Sunday to usher the coffin of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim on a three-day funeral pilgrimage to the sacred Shiite city of Najaf where he was assassinated, a march by tens of thousands that was both a powerful expression of sorrow and a demonstration of collective strength.
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