"Turks celebrate Eid al-Adha with prayers, sacrifice
English.news.cn 2010-11-17 12:59:45
ANKARA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Muslims in Turkey thronged into mosques and joined the practice of sacrificing animals on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Muslim Eid al-Adha festival.
At the Kocatepe Mosque, the biggest mosque in Turkish capital Ankara, thousands of people knelt down towards the direction of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning, praying and listening to the peace messages delivered by the imam."
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