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Ammar al-Hakim kisses coffin of his father Abdul Aziz al-Hakim during funeral ceremony at Baghdad's airport
28 Aug 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Ammar al-Hakim kisses the coffin of his father Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite parties, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI), during the 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 IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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