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Iraq Attacks Kill at Least 100 Shiite Pilgrims
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 06, 2007 12:55pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Tuesday, March 6, 2007 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By RICHARD A. OPPEL, Jr.
Published: March 6, 2007
BAGHDAD, March 6 — Insurgents in Iraq killed at least 100 Shiite pilgrims in a series of attacks today, mostly near the southern city of Hilla, as the pilgrims trekked to the holy city of Karbala on the eve of one of the most important Shiite holidays, according to Iraqi security authorities.
In the first attacks, close to a dozen bombings and drive-by shootings struck Baghdad, killing about 30 pilgrims on the way to Karbala.
The most devastating explosions came around 5 p.m. local time: Two bombers waded into a thick crowd of pilgrims in Hilla and detonated explosive vests, killing at least 77 people and wounding 127 others, according to the Karbala police.
Iraqi state-run television put the early death toll at 90 with more than 150 wounded, as emergency authorities struggled to grasp the scope of the devastation. |
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