Suicide Bomber Kills 41 Shiite Pilgrims in Baghdad
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Suicide Bomber Kills 41 Shiite Pilgrims in BaghdadSuicide Bomber Kills 41 Shiite Pilgrims in BaghdadA female suicide bomber on Monday killed at least 41 Shiite pilgrimsartificial pumpkinin northern Baghdad who were making an annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala.The attack, the latest in a string of violence in Iraq, also wounded at least 106, according to a senior Iraqi interior ministry official. The pilgrims had embarked on an annual walk to the southern city of Karbala as part of a Shiite Islamic commemoration that culminates Friday.Muslim Shiite pilgrims left Baghdad #x on their way to the holy city of Karbala to mark the Shiite mourning day of Arbaeen on Monday."A suicide attacker wearing a belt of explosives targeted pilgrims on the main road in Bab al-Sham district, northern Baghdad around 12:30 p.m.," the official said.Hours later, another bomb went off in the capital's majority-Sunni neighborhood of Daura, the ministry said, injuring 12, with no fatalities.The attacks are the latest in a series of large-scale bombingsartificial pumpkinin and around Baghdad. On Jan. 25, bombers targeted three Baghdad hotels. The following day, a suicide car bomb detonated near an investigations directorate, part of the interior ministry.The Islamic State of Iraq, an affiliate of the al Qaeda global terror network, claimed responsibility for the hotel attacks. No claims were made for the latest killings. Large-scale bombings targeting government buildings rocked Baghdad in August, October and December, killing hundreds and undermining public confidence in Iraqi security forces.Iraqi government officials have said the attackers are trying to disrupt elections, slated for early March,Construction Equipment, and have warned violence could continue. Of particular worry is any slide back into the sectarian killings that plagued Iraq in the years immediately following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the country. Sunni and Shiite Muslims clashed frequently, edging the country close to civil war.This week, hundreds of thousands of Shiites are expected to walk to Karbala to mark the end of a 40-day mourning period that follows Ashura, the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, a revered Shiite figure buried in the city.National Security Minister Sherwan al-Waeli has been dispatched to Karbalaartificial pumpkinby Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to oversee security #xthere, Iraqi news agency Aswat al-Iraq reported Monday.相关的主题文章:
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