Millions celebrate birth of Imam Mahdi in Iraq
Altaf Ahmad
Press TV, Karbala
Despite the bloodshed and violence ripping through Iraq, millions have gathered in the holy city of Karbala to mark the birth of the 12th and the last Shia Imam. The celebration comes amid tight security measures and on the heels of a surge of terror attacks and chaos in the capital Baghdad and areas west and north of Iraq. Our correspondent Altaf Ahmad has more.
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