Mourning processions are being held in different cities, most notably in the northeastern city of�Mashhad,�where the holy shrine of Imam Reza is situated.
The eighth Shia Imam was martyred after being poisoned by the Abbasid Caliph Ma�mun in the year 818 AD.
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