Pakistani Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a religious procession on the ninth day of holy Islamic month of Moharram in Islamabad on November 3, 2014. Pakistan was on high alert for the mourning processions of Ashura, a flashpoint for sectarian violence, a day after the country's deadliest bombing in more than a year killed 55 people. Security forces across the country were bracing on November 3, for possible attacks as Shiite Muslims mark Ashura, the anniversary of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP Photo)
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