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Funeral held for Syrian Sunni Muslim cleric

People pray during the funeral ceremony of Sunni Muslim cleric Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti

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The coffin of Sunni Muslim cleric Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti, who died in a suicide bomb attack, is carried during his funeral ceremony on March 23, 2013 at the Omayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria. The suicide bomb attack in a mosque in Damascus has killed 42 people on March 21, including Saeed al-Bouti, wounding dozens of others, Syrian health

A representative of the church, Father Lukas (C) takes part in the funeral ceremony of Sunni Muslim cleric Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti, who died in a suicide bomb attack, on March 23, 2013 at the Omayyad mosque in Damascus. The suicide bomb attack in a mosque in Damascus has killed 42 people on March 21, including Saeed al-Bouti, wounding dozens of others, Syrian health ministry said. (AFP/Getty Images)

People pray in the Omayyad mosque courtyard during the funeral ceremony of Sunni Muslim cleric Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti, who died in a suicide bomb attack, on March 23, 2013 in the Syrian capital Damascus. The suicide bomb attack in a mosque in Damascus has killed 42 people on March 21, including Saeed al-Bouti, wounding dozens of others, Syrian health ministry said. (AFP/Getty Images)

People sit in the Omayyad mosque courtyard during the funeral ceremony of Sunni Muslim cleric Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti, who died in a suicide bomb attack, on March 23, 2013 in the Syrian capital Damascus. The suicide bomb attack in a mosque in Damascus has killed 42 people on March 21, including Saeed al-Bouti, wounding dozens of others, Syrian health ministry said. (AFP/Getty Images)

The coffin of Sunni Muslim cleric Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti, who died in a suicide bomb attack, is carried during his funeral ceremony on March 23, 2013 at the Omayyad mosque in Damascus. The suicide bomb attack in a mosque in Damascus has killed 42 people on March 21, including Saeed al-Bouti, wounding dozens of others, Syrian health ministry said. (AFP/Getty Images)

The coffin of Sunni Muslim cleric Mohamed Saeed al-Bouti, who died in a suicide bomb attack, is carried during his funeral ceremony on March 23, 2013 at the Omayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria. The suicide bomb attack in a mosque in Damascus has killed 42 people on March 21, including Saeed al-Bouti, wounding dozens of others, Syrian health ministry said. (AFP/Getty Images)

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