Monday, January 24, 2011

Iraq: Six die in attack against Shiite pilgrims

An attack on believers again shaken Iraq: Due to the explosion of a car bomb near the city of Karbala six Shiite pilgrims were killed. Ten other people were injured, said an employee of the Iraqi Interior Ministry to the news agency. The blast had occurred in the early morning near a bus stop about 20 miles east of Karbala, it was said by the provincial authorities.

On Thursday were near about 110 miles south of the city of Baghdad when two suicide attacks at least 45 people were killed and 150 others injured. In other parts of the country died in recent days by people apparently religiously motivated attacks. Currently gather for Arbain hard hundreds of thousands Shiite pilgrims at the tomb of Imam Hussein in Karbala.


The festival marks the 40th Day after the Ashura festival, which is in commemorates the death of the Prophet's grandson at the battle of Karbala in 680 AD.

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