Sangrienta festividad de Achura

Irak - Achura

Iranian and Iraqi Shiite Muslims beat themselves during religious ceremonial rituals in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, on the holy day of Ashoura. Shiite Muslims celebrate Ashoura marking the death of Imam Hussein, a grand son of Islam´s prophet Mohammed, who was killed in a 680 A.D. battle at Karbala in Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)