Karbala Bombing Kills 6 Pilgrims

VOA News  24 January 2011

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Policemen search Shi'ite pilgrims attending the religious ceremony of Arbain outside Imam al-Abbas shrine in Karbala, 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad, 24 Jan 2011

 

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Iraqi officials say a car bomb has exploded outside the southern Shi'ite holy city of Karbala, killing six people and wounding at least 10 others.

Authorities said the bomb exploded Monday at a bus terminal, killing Shi'ite pilgrims who have gathered for the religious ceremony Arbain.

The bombing follows a pair of suicide blasts outside the city last week that killed at least 50 people.

Arbain marks the end of the annual mourning period for the death of the 7th century Shi'ite Imam Hussein.  The event culminates Tuesday.