BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims observed the holy day of Arbaeen in the Iraqi city of Kerbala on Tuesday under heavy security after a string of attacks killed scores of people over the past week.
Guarded by tens of thousands of Iraqi police and soldiers backed by armoured vehicles and military helicopters, pilgrims poured into the Shi'ite holy city, many after making a long journey by foot.
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