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Women sell traditional bread in a market in Ashgabat December 22, 2006. Turkmenistan mourned its dead leader Saparmurat Niyazov on Friday but political uncertainty and intrigue gripped the Central Asian country as it prepared to bury the man who had ruled with an iron hand for two decades. The funeral of Niyazov will be held on December 24. REUTERS/Stringer (TURKMENISTAN)