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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Thousands pray for Istanbul landmark to become mosque | Reuters

Thousands pray for Istanbul landmark to become mosque

By Ayla Jean Yackley

ISTANBUL | Sat May 26, 2012 7:14pm BST

(Reuters) - Thousands of devout Muslims prayed outside Turkey's historic Hagia Sophia museum on Saturday to protest a 1934 law that bars religious services at the former church and mosque.

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