Seven Iranian pilgrims killed in Iraq blasts

At least seven Iranian pilgrims were killed on Saturday in two blasts in Iraq, according to security sources. A car bomb went off in al-Kadhemiya area, northern Baghdad, leaving five Iranians killed, while another explosion killed two others in al-Shoala neighbourhood, western Baghdad, DPA reported.

The two blasts left 42 people injured. On Friday, some 20 people were killed, mostly Iranians, when two buses collided in southern Iraq.

Shiites pilgrims, mostly Iranians, come from outside Iraq to visit shrines and mosques and revive their sacred religious events.


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