Bombs Kill Up To 45 Shi'ite Pilgrims In Iraq -- Yahoo News/ReutersBAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two separate car bombs killed up to 45 pilgrims on Thursday near Iraq's holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala ahead of the culmination of a major Shi'ite Muslim religious rite, a provincial official said.
About 150 people were wounded in the two explosions, which occurred on the outskirts of the city, 80 km (50 miles) south of Baghdad, on different roads, said Mohammed al-Moussawi, head of the Kerbala provincial council.
"Two cars parked outside the checkpoints to the city exploded at the same time," Moussawi said.
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