Sunni and Shiite Muslims

AFP English 2016-01-04

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Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday after protesters ransacked its embassy in Tehran to protest at the execution of a Shiite cleric whose killing has sparked fury. The differences between Islam's two main branches -- Sunni and Shiite -- date back to a long and bloody leadership dispute after the death, in 632, of the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed.VIDEOGRAPHIC

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