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Some 3 million Muslims put aside their country's violent struggle with political corruption and Islamic extremists and raised their hands in prayer for global peace at one of the world's largest religious gatherings.

The final prayer Sunday capped a three-day Islamic gathering on the sandy banks of the River Turag in a small industrial town just north of Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital.

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The annual gathering shuns politics, which have become increasingly bloody in Bangladesh, and focuses on reviving the tenets of Islam and promoting peace and harmony.

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Kaium Biswas, a local police official, said police estimated the number of pilgrims at 3 million, a significant increase over the 2.5 million thought to have attended last year.

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This is the kind of stoy that warms my heart.
 

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Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
 


--j_k
 

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Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
 
Thanks, Toad.
 

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Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
 
You're welcome.
 

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