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Tight security as millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims stream into Kerbala, Iraq

Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims from across Iraq, Iran and neighbouring countries have streamed into Iraq's holy city of Kerbala over the past week to mark Arbaeen. The event is a 40-day mourning period commemorating the seventh Century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, the Shiite saint Imam Hussein. This year's ceremonies come six months after the Sunni militant group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) swept through much of northern Iraq. The pilgrims consider the gathering an a… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/13/ti... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 14 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews