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Thursdays in Baghdad

It was a busy night in Baghdad on Thursday, with a suicide attack in the north of the city. This, in a place that is facing increased threats of violence. You would be forgiven for thinking that people there would be cowering in their houses. But ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arabic's Omar Hekmat tells us why Thursdays are traditionally a day of celebration in the country and last night was no different.

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