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| Bombs shake Iraqi city of Najaf | Bombs shake Iraqi city of Najaf |
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| Three bombs have exploded in the Iraqi city of Najaf, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens of others, security sources say. | |
| Initial reports suggested that the bombs were detonated near a market in the city centre, filled with shoppers in the early evening. | Initial reports suggested that the bombs were detonated near a market in the city centre, filled with shoppers in the early evening. |
| The mainly Shia city, some 90 miles (150km) south of Baghdad, attracts thousands of pilgrims each year. | The mainly Shia city, some 90 miles (150km) south of Baghdad, attracts thousands of pilgrims each year. |
| It is home to the mausoleum of Imam Ali, cousin of the Prophet Mohammed. | It is home to the mausoleum of Imam Ali, cousin of the Prophet Mohammed. |
| "Three bombs exploded at the same time close to a large market at Jumla, targeting the innocent, passers-by and traders," a local government official said, according to the AFP news agency. | |
| He said those injured in the triple blasts were being taken to hospital for treatment. | |
| A police source in Baghdad said the blasts had occurred less than a kilometre from the Imam Ali shrine, Reuters reports. | A police source in Baghdad said the blasts had occurred less than a kilometre from the Imam Ali shrine, Reuters reports. |
| Iraqi security forces sealed many of the main roads into the city following the attack, AFP reports. | Iraqi security forces sealed many of the main roads into the city following the attack, AFP reports. |
| Although attacks are common in the capital, Baghdad, as well as in the northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, violence in Najaf has become rare. | Although attacks are common in the capital, Baghdad, as well as in the northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, violence in Najaf has become rare. |
| The last major attack in the city dates back to February 2007 when a suicide car bomber struck an Iraqi police checkpoint, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more. |