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Over 67 pilgrims martyred, hurt in Iraq shrine blast
By: Ismail Zabeeh
KUFA, Iraq: A bomb in a minibus exploded near
the holy shrine of Sahabi Maitham At-Tamar (may Allah be
pleased with him) in the southern Iraqi holy city of Kufa
martyring over a dozen pilgrims and wounding more than 55. A
mosaic-lined wall of the shrine was also damaged.
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Death toll is rising.
The attack occurred about 7:30 a.m. near the shrine and just
down the street from the revered Kufa mosque.
According to Iraq's council of ministers most of the victims
were Iranian pilgrims.
Tehran condemned the attack and called on the Iraqi government
to bring those responsible to justice. It also blamed US-led
forces for failing to provide security.
Police at the scene said the suicide attacker was driving a
minivan behind two buses and detonated his explosives as the
Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims were getting off.
On Tuesday, Maqam Al-Imam Ali bin Mussa Ar-Ridha (peace be
upon him) in the city of Mosul was destructed through a bomb
blast.
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40 martyred, hurt in Kirkuk Fatimiyah majlis blast
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KIRKUK, Iraq: A car bomb exploded in a majlis al-azaiyah that was being held in Kirkuk city north of Baghdad marking the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyedah Fatimah Az-Zahraa (p), much-loved daughter of holy Prophet Muhammad (p).
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Iraq arrests Samarra shrine bomber
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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Iraqi government has said it has captured a Tunisian Al-Qaeda terrorist behind the February bombing of the revered Askariyain shrine.
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