国际英语资讯:Iraqi Shiite pilgrims end major ritual under tightened security
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 12-- <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="week">week</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="tightened">tightened</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="revered">revered</span> 12 <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="Imams">Imams</span>, <span word="Jamal">Jamal</span> <span word="Abdul">Abdul</span>-<span word="Rasoul">Rasoul</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mausoleum">mausoleum</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Imam">Imam</span> <span word="Musa">Musa</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Kadhim">Kadhim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="golden">golden</span>-<span word="tomb">tomb</span> <span word="mausoleum">mausoleum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="Kadhimiya">Kadhimiya</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span>.</p><p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="clad">clad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drummers">drummers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="marching">marching</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Imam">Imam</span> <span word="Musa">Musa</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Kadhim">Kadhim</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="poisoned">poisoned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. 799 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Abbasid">Abbasid</span> <span word="era">era</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="tightened">tightened</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>, <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="Kadhimiya">Kadhimiya</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="troops">troops</span>, <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="gunships">gunships</span>, <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="checkpoints">checkpoints</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patrolled">patrolled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thwarted">thwarted</span> <span word="malicious">malicious</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disturb">disturb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mausoleum">mausoleum</span>)," <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Jalil">Jalil</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Rubaie">Rubaie</span>, <span word="Commander">Commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> (<span word="BOC">BOC</span>) <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p>
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