Roadside bomb kills 2 in Iraq
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January 8, 2012, Sunday
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A ROADSIDE bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims killed two people and wounded eight others south of Baghdad yesterday, Iraqi officials said.
This was the third day in a row in which bombers presumed to be Sunni insurgents have struck at members of the country's Shiite majority. Over 80 people have been killed in a wave of violence which Iraqis fear will rekindle the large-scale sectarian bloodshed that brought the country to the edge of civil war several years ago.
Most of the attacks have aimed at Shiites commemorating the Arbaeen, a period ending 40 days of mourning following the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, a revered seventh-century figure.
The blast yesterday targeted pilgrims walking to the holy Shiite city of Karbala as they passed through the town of Mahmoudiya, about 30 kilometers south of Baghdad, the officials said. The police and hospital officials spoke on condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to brief the media.
This was the third day in a row in which bombers presumed to be Sunni insurgents have struck at members of the country's Shiite majority. Over 80 people have been killed in a wave of violence which Iraqis fear will rekindle the large-scale sectarian bloodshed that brought the country to the edge of civil war several years ago.
Most of the attacks have aimed at Shiites commemorating the Arbaeen, a period ending 40 days of mourning following the anniversary of the death of Imam Hussein, a revered seventh-century figure.
The blast yesterday targeted pilgrims walking to the holy Shiite city of Karbala as they passed through the town of Mahmoudiya, about 30 kilometers south of Baghdad, the officials said. The police and hospital officials spoke on condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to brief the media.
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