Honour guards carry the coffin of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite parties, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI) during his funeral ceremony at Baghdad's airport, August 28, 2009. Iraq declared three days of mourning on Thursday for the leading Shi'ite cleric and politician whose death may intensify political instability before national elections. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ CONFLICT RELIGION POLITICS OBITUARY)
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