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| At least nine people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials have said. | |
| The blast reportedly shook the city's Kadhimiya district, where thousands of Shia Muslim pilgrims had gathered to mark a major religious festival. | The blast reportedly shook the city's Kadhimiya district, where thousands of Shia Muslim pilgrims had gathered to mark a major religious festival. |
| On Wednesday, a wave of attacks across the country targeted Shia pilgrims, killing at least 70 people. | On Wednesday, a wave of attacks across the country targeted Shia pilgrims, killing at least 70 people. |
| The Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni militant umbrella group that includes al-Qaeda, said it was behind them. | The Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni militant umbrella group that includes al-Qaeda, said it was behind them. |
| A statement posted on jihadist web forums on Saturday called the attacks the "blessed Wednesday invasion" and a "serious blow" to its enemies. | A statement posted on jihadist web forums on Saturday called the attacks the "blessed Wednesday invasion" and a "serious blow" to its enemies. |
| It was the worst single day of violence in Iraq since the last US troops withdrew in December. Since then there has been a marked deterioration in the country's fragile political process. | It was the worst single day of violence in Iraq since the last US troops withdrew in December. Since then there has been a marked deterioration in the country's fragile political process. |
| The most prominent Sunni Arab politician is currently being tried in absentia on terrorism charges. Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi denies financing death squads told to kill Shia government and security officials. | The most prominent Sunni Arab politician is currently being tried in absentia on terrorism charges. Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi denies financing death squads told to kill Shia government and security officials. |
| Shia Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has also faced calls for a confidence motion in parliament from parties within his national unity government, which have accused him of breaking promises to share power. | |
| Many Shia pilgrims had travelled to Baghdad on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the death of Moussa al-Kadhim, the seventh Shia Imam and great-grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. | |
| The bomb which exploded just after 12:00 (09:00 GMT) in the northern district of Kadhimiya on Saturday was left in a taxi abandoned on a main road used by the pilgrims, police told the Reuters news agency. | |
| At least 30 people were wounded by the blast, in addition to those killed. | |
| One of the 22 co-ordinated bombings on Wednesday also targeted Shia pilgrims in Kadhimiya, killing seven people. Another blast near pilgrims' food tents in the Karrada district left another 16 dead. |