KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims flocked to the holy Iraqi city of Kerbala on Sunday amid tight security to foil any sectarian attack, and an ex-prime minister said Iraq was already embroiled in civil war.
Flying flags and flailing themselves, a sea of people filled roads to Kerbala ahead of Arbain, mourning the dead in a 7th century battle that confirmed a schism in Islam which has left Iraq dangerously divided between Sunnis and Shi'ites today.
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