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Many deaths in series of Iraq attacks

Shia Muslim worshippers en route to Karbala primarily targeted, as violence continues to wrack war-torn country.
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2012 05:03

Monday's attacks include bombings targeting Shia Muslim worshippers en route to a shrine in the city of Karbala, south of Baghdad. The worshippers were travelling from the Iraqi capital to take part in the Arbaeen rituals later this week.

At least seven people were killed when a car parked near a market exploded in the northern al-Shaab district of Baghdad. Three police officers were among those killed, authorities said.

Another car bomb exploded inside the parking lot of a Shia mosque in the al-Mowasalat district of south Baghdad, killing five and injuring at least 32 others.

In Owairij, a town just south of Baghdad, a roadside bomb targeting devotees walking in the direction of Karbala killed one and wounded another nine, according to defence and ministry officials.

Pilgrims wounded

On the outskirts of the central city of Hilla, a car bomb wounded 15 Afghan pilgrims, three of them seriously, police and medics said.
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