Bombs kill 44 in Iraq attacks on pilgrims, police
Bombs targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad and police in southern Iraq killed at least 44 people on Wednesday in a wave of attacks during a major religious festival, police and hospital sources said. Violence in Iraq has eased since the height of the war, but Islamists tied to al Qaeda are still potent, often targeting […]Bombs targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad and police in southern Iraq killed at least 44 people on Wednesday in a wave of attacks during a major religious festival, police and hospital sources said.
Violence in Iraq has eased since the height of the war, but Islamists tied to al Qaeda are still potent, often targeting Shi'ite pilgrims to try to inflame sectarian tensions that drove Iraq close to civil war in 2006-2007.
