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| Iraq |
| Shia pilgrims killed in Baghdad explosion |
| 2009-12-24 |
| A bomb explosion targeting Shia worshipers has left at least three people killed in Iraq, while four police officers have been killed in a shootout. At least 3 people have lost their lives and 28 others sustained injuries, when an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated in eastern Baghdad, targeting a number of Shia worshippers who were on their way to the city of Karbala to commemorate Ashura. Ashura, which is on Sunday, marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. Iraq has beefed up security measures in Karbala ahead of the event. On April 14, 2007, a car bomb exploded about 200 meters (600 ft) away from Imam Hussein's shrine, killing 47 and wounding over 150. Meanwhile, unidentified armed men attacked a police checkpoint in Karit region of Abu Ghraib district, western Baghdad, killing four police officers, the Voices of Iraq news agency reported. The gunmen aboard a vehicle fled the scene after the fatal shootout. Iraq has been witnessing violence-related incidents nearly on a daily basis since the US-led invasion of the oil-rich country in March 2003. The ongoing sporadic attacks in the war-battered country have shaped a setback to the efforts of the central government in Baghdad to restore normalcy ahead of the country's general elections next year. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I see it's Ashura bombing season again. "Peace on earth, goodwill toward men" is unislamic. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-12-24 15:14 |