Bombing Kills 53 Shiite Pilgrims Near Basra, Iraq -- Washington Post
BAGHDAD — A furious explosion ripped through a group of Shiite pilgrims Saturday near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, killing 53 in at least the eighth attack this year against Shiites making their annual treks to holy shrines, security officials said.
The blast was triggered by a suicide bomber disguised in a military uniform, said Lt. Col. Jassim Lefta, a provincial police official. At least three children were among the dead, he said.
Scores of Iraqi military and security forces have tried to protect the millions of pilgrims — many arriving from other countries — who walk to shrines south of the capital to honor a venerated martyr, Imam Hussein. Their 40-day mourning period ended Saturday.
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More News On Saturday/s Bomb Attack In Iraq
Blast Kills Dozens of Shiite Worshipers in Southern Iraq -- New York Times
Bomb Kills at Least 53 Pilgrims in South Iraq -- ABC News/AP
Bombing kills scores of pilgrims in southern Iraq -- L.A. Times
Iraqi suicide bomb kills at least 53 pilgrims in Basra -- The Telegraph
Iraq suicide bomb kills 50 in Basra pilgrims attack -- BBC
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