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Suicide bombing against Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad kills 9
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIraqi officials say a suicide bombing in Baghdad targeting Shiite Muslims taking part in an annual pilgrimage has killed nine people and wounded another 21.
The attack targets a checkpoint along a route used by pilgrims in the northern Baghdad neighborhood of al-Shaab.
Police officials say four soldiers are among the dead.
It is the first attack on Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad during the lead-up to the religious commemoration known as Arbaeen, when Shiite faithful converge on the holy city of Karbala.
The annual commemoration is often marked by violence despite tight security measures to protect the pilgrims, many of whom travel to Karbala on foot.
— AP
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