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Turks pray at Hagia Sophia for the end of Ramadan and express solidarity with Palestinians

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Turks pray at Hagia Sophia for the end of Ramadan and express solidarity with Palestinians

Turks pray at Hagia Sophia for the end of Ramadan and express solidarity with Palestinians

Muslim worshippers in Istanbul pray inside and outside the Hagia Sophia Mosque for the Eid holiday which marks the end of Ramadan.

Many of them express solidarity with Palestinians as hostilities with Israel continue.


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