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    Sunni, Shia leaders celebrate Al-Aimma Bridge reopening [Image 3 of 5]

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    A crowd of people is gathered on a bridge, with an Iraqi flag visible flying from a lamppost in the background. A photographer in the foreground is holding a camera overhead to capture the scene, while another person carrying camera equipment walks toward the camera. The setting appears to be a public event or gathering in Iraq, likely a ceremonial or media-covered occasion.

    Sheik Ahmed Al- Samarra'i, the leader of the Sunni endowment, and his party are swarmed by the media as they walk towards the center of the Al-Aima Bridge linking the Adhamiyah and Kadhimiyah Districts of Baghdad, Nov. 11. Samarra'i was met in the middle of the bridge by Sheik Saleh Al-Haidari, the leader of the Shia endowment. The two leaders celebrated the bridge's opening. The bridge, which links the two districts, had been closed for three years after approximately 1,000 people died in a stampede there, Aug. 31, 2005.

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    Date Taken: 11.11.2008
    Date Posted: 11.13.2008 14:09
    Photo ID: 128484
    VIRIN: 081111-A-8161S-046
    Resolution: 1696x1138
    Size: 441.7 KB
    Location: BAGHDAD, IQ

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