Two Suicide bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad killed at least 11 people and wounded dozens more Thursday despite a heavy security deployment, Iraqi security and medical officials said. The evening attacks struck in Mansur, west Baghdad, and Baab al-Sharji, in the centre, as worshippers prepared to commemorate the death of a revered figure in Shiite Islam. The worshippers were walking to the **rthern neighbourhood of Kadhimiyah, site of a shrine dedicated to Imam Musa Kadhim, the seventh of 12 revered imams in Shiite Islam. Shiite pilgrims are often targeted by Sunni militants who regard them as apostates, and in past years, multiple attacks have been carried out during the Imam Kadhim commemorations.
05-27-2014, 12:38 PM
Suicide bomb attacks on Iraq pilgrims kill 11
Two Suicide bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad killed at least 11 people and wounded dozens more Thursday despite a heavy security deployment, Iraqi security and medical officials said. The evening attacks struck in Mansur, west Baghdad, and Baab al-Sharji, in the centre, as worshippers prepared to commemorate the death of a revered figure in Shiite Islam. The worshippers were walking to the **rthern neighbourhood of Kadhimiyah, site of a shrine dedicated to Imam Musa Kadhim, the seventh of 12 revered imams in Shiite Islam. Shiite pilgrims are often targeted by Sunni militants who regard them as apostates, and in past years, multiple attacks have been carried out during the Imam Kadhim commemorations.
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