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Lethal bombs in Mosul and Karbala | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A bomb attack on pilgrims in Iraq has killed at least six of them and wounded as many as fifty. | |
The attack took place in the city of Karbala as Shia Muslims marked one of the most important dates in their religious calendar. | |
There have also been attacks in the northern city of Mosul, still regarded as a stronghold of al-Qaeda fighters. | There have also been attacks in the northern city of Mosul, still regarded as a stronghold of al-Qaeda fighters. |
Four police were killed by a car bomb in the centre of Mosul, while a Sunni politician was shot dead by gunmen. | Four police were killed by a car bomb in the centre of Mosul, while a Sunni politician was shot dead by gunmen. |
Pilgrims | |
Hundreds of thousands of Shia have been converging on Karbala in recent days, to celebrate Arbaeen - the end of symbolic mourning for the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, whose shrine is in the city. | |
Reports from the scene said this latest bombing happened about one kilometre from the Imam Hussein shrine, despite tight security in the vicinity. | |
Since the invasion of Iraq by American-led forces, Shia pilgrimages on Karbala have grown in size and have frequently been attacked by Sunni insurgents, often with very high casualties. |
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