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PAKISTANI SHI'ITE MUSLIMS BEAT THEIR CHESTS ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF THE ASHURA FESTIVAL IN ISLAMABAD.
Pakistani Shi'ite Muslims beat their chests on the eighth day of the Ashura festival in Islamabad February 29, 2004. Security was tightened across Pakistan on Sunday aimed fears of Shi'ite Muslims marking their annual religious mourning, officials said. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood FM/CP