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The aftermath of a deadly explosion at the Imam Ali mosque in Najaf, Iraq, Aug. 29, 2003 (image from video). A massive car bomb was set off during Friday prayers in the holy city. According to hospital officals, at least 85 people died, including one of Iraq's most important Shiite clerics.
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A view of the damaged mosque, Aug. 29, 2003 (image from video). Dozens of people were injured in the blast, which dug a crater about 3
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The aftermath of the mosque car bombing, Aug. 29, 2003 (image from video). Iraqi National Congress leader Ahmed Chalabi said he blames the U.S. for not providing enough security. A Pentagon spokesman said no coalition troops were in the area of the mosque out of respect for the holy site.
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The blast killed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, pictured, leader of the largest and best-organized Shiite movement in postwar Iraq. The cleric had just delivered a sermon calling for Iraqi unity when the bomb went off.
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The aftermath of the mosque car bombing, Aug. 29, 2003 (image from video). Dr. Safaa al-Ameedi said medical facilities were jammed with people looking for relatives who may have been hurt in the bombing, which occurred as thousands were pouring out of the mosque.
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People look at wrecked cars in front of the Imam Ali mosque, Aug. 29, 2003 (image from video).
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An Iraqi policeman controls a crowd of Iraqis gathering to dig through the rubble looking for blast victims, Aug. 29, 2003.
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People sift through the wreckage of the explosion, Aug. 29, 2003.
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Iraqis dig through the rubble next to Imam Ali shrine looking for victims and survivors, Aug. 29, 2003.
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Iraqis visit wounded family members lying in the hospital in Najaf, Aug. 29, 2003.
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The body of a victim is found in the rubble next to Imam Ali shrine, Aug. 29, 2003.
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The body of a bombing victim is taken from a wrecked car, Aug. 29, 2003.
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Shiite Muslims display portraits of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, Aug. 29, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq. The Ayatollah was killed in the bombing at the holiest Shiite Muslim site in Najaf.
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Shiite Muslims in Baghdad, Iraq, react to the explosion, Aug. 29, 2003.
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In a Shiite Muslim area of Baghdad, Iraq, a man and his two sons react to the bombing, Aug. 29, 2003.
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Shiite Muslims cry during rally in Najaf Saturday. Thousands of angry mourners called for vengeance as they gathered outside the bombed-out shrine.