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| Iraq |
| 35 dead in suicide bombing |
| 2009-01-04 |
| A FEMALE suicide bomber has killed 35 civilians, including women and children, and wounded 65 others during a religious procession near the Kadhimiyah shrine in northern Baghdad. Iraqi government officials said the explosion occurred close to one of the gates of the shrine at about 11am (1900 AEDT) today, killing 35 people and wounding 65 others. The bomber targeted people participating in a ritual procession related to the Ashura ceremonies that climax on January 7. The festival mourns the killing of Imam Hussein by armies of the Sunni caliph Yazid in the year 680. It is characterised by processions of wailing men beating their chests and engaged in devotional self-flagellation. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 It seems like America has a better solution for what to do with mentally unstable women - we give them their own show on the E channel. .... I guess I should include The View. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2009-01-04 15:45 |
| #6 .5MT, I think ya got sumptin there. Gawd ALWAYS demands Blood. Makes me wonder. Yehosheua (Jesus) gave his own Blood so we don't have to. Interesting. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-01-04 15:36 |
| #5 It's just another variation of blood for gawd. Abe was gonna do it but got a pass.... it's a an olde, olde, olde meme. Yes. I mean that too. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-01-04 12:48 |
| #4 Ashura is a Shiite commemoration, Regular Joe. The Sunnis believe it's blasphemy (after all, they were the victors in that particular attrocity). As for "lowest of the low", I think that can be said of about 80% of Islam. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-01-04 12:00 |
| #3 There is only one thing Muslims like better than killing infidels and that's killing each other. |
| Posted by: tipper 2009-01-04 10:48 |
| #2 So this is a Sunni on Shiite thing? Blowing up women and children at a religious events has to be the lowest of the low. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2009-01-04 10:12 |
| #1 UNSC meeting in 5..4..3 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-01-04 08:30 |