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Exclusive: From Tehran to Najaf, a pilgrimage fraught with danger

By France 24
20 Nov 2017 | 3:19 pm | 17m 26s

It’s one of the most dangerous pilgrimages in the world. Every year, despite the deadly menace of the Islamic State group, millions of Shiites make a pilgrimage to southern Iraq, to visit the shrines of Karbala and Najaf.

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