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Suicide Bomber Kills 35 in Iraq

Women, children targeted en route Shia to holy city

By Gabriel Winant,  Newser User

Posted Feb 13, 2009 9:15 AM CST

(Newser) – A female suicide bomber killed at least 35 Iraqi pilgrims on the way to a religious festival today, reports CNN. Another 45 were wounded. The victims, mainly women and children, were in the town of Mussayib, about 40 miles south of Baghdad. Hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims are currently en route to Karbala for Arbaeen, a holy event for Shia Muslims.

Arbaeen marks the end of a 40-day period of mourning for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and the major figure (after Mohammed) for Shia Islam. The holiday has typically been a major target for attacks, and 30,000 Iraqi security forces troops are deployed around Karbala to protect the millions of expected pilgrims.

Iraqi Shiite pilgrims march from Baghdad to Karbala Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.
Iraqi Shiite pilgrims march from Baghdad to Karbala Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.   (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
A man stands at a spot of a car bombing at Bayaa neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. According to Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, 10 people were killed and 32 wounded in a single blast Wednesday, which was caused by a bomb hidden in a...
A man stands at a spot of a car bombing at Bayaa neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. According to Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, 10 people were killed and 32...   (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)
Iraqi soldiers stand guard as pilgrims walk past at the site of a suicide bombing in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. A suicide bomber killed eight Shiite pilgrims and wounded more than 50 others Thursday, a police official said. The suicide bomber...
Iraqi soldiers stand guard as pilgrims walk past at the site of a suicide bombing in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. A suicide bomber killed eight Shiite...   (AP Photo/ Ahmed Alhussainey)
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Guest
Feb 12, 2009 11:06 PM CST
It appears that al qaida and their followers are not true believers in Allah. To kill women and children worshipping Allah has to be against all that the Koran teaches. Their punishments will be terrible...no virgins!

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