Top Shia leader's body flown to Iraq

 » By wizzy3 | the 08-28-2009 at 10:46 | 88 views (36 unique) | 2 comments | Report post!

The body of the powerful Shia Muslim political leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, who died on in Iran on Wednesday, has arrived in Iraq for burial.
President Nouri Maliki and hundreds of officials met the coffin of Hakim, the leader of one of Iraq's most powerful Shia parties, at Baghdad airport
The body is to be taken to the Shia shrine city of Karbala, before being buried in Najaf on Saturday.
Hakim was an important power broker and held strong ties with the US and Iran.
He died on Wednesday in Tehran, where he was being treated for lung cancer.
Hundreds gathered in the Iranian capital on Thursday for a mourning ceremony where a tribute message from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was read.

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wizzy3
wizzy3
the 08-29-2009 at 12:04
Yes, me too.
arthurdillo
arthurdillo
the 08-28-2009 at 14:03
I really hope this passes of calmly and peacefull.

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