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Here are some photos of the people and places in Hugh's report from Kerbala last night:

"Seyed Murtada Qazwini, 82-year-old Shia cleric whose bodyguards chased away two potential assassins who tried to break into his home in Kerbala on August 11th.

Seyed Murtada with his grandson Mothafar, who was with him in a car in 2006 when gunmen ambushed them. They shot Seyed Murtada in the arm and thigh.

Seyed Murtada with a photograph of his father, who died in a Saddam Hussein gaol.

Pallbearers a funeral at Imam Hussein mosque, Kerbala.

Imam Hussein mosque

Imam Abbas mosque, two hundred meters away from the Imam Hussein shrine. Worth Google Earthing Kerbala/Karbala for a staellite view of the shrine area.

Inside Imam Hussein mosque

Archway above the entrance to Imam Hussein's tomb, in the centre of the mosque.

Mosque attendants

Mosque attendants waiting for an Imam to chant verses from the Koran.

Decoration on the entrance to Imam Hussein mosque.

Children reading the Koran, Imam Hussein mosque

Inside Imam Abbas mosque

Golden minarets, Imam Abbas mosque

Detail, Imam Abbas mosque.

Families at Imam Abbas mosque.

And here are some smiles from this lovely friendly city":

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