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| Iraq car bomb kills 13 Shia pilgrims commemorating anniversary of imam's death in Baghdad | Iraq car bomb kills 13 Shia pilgrims commemorating anniversary of imam's death in Baghdad |
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| A car bombing in Baghdad has killed at least 13 Shiite pilgrims commemorating the anniversary of the death of a revered Shiite imam, Iraqi officials say. | A car bombing in Baghdad has killed at least 13 Shiite pilgrims commemorating the anniversary of the death of a revered Shiite imam, Iraqi officials say. |
| A police officer said the parked explosives-laden car detonated shortly after midday in Baghdad's southwestern Saydiyah neighbourhood. | A police officer said the parked explosives-laden car detonated shortly after midday in Baghdad's southwestern Saydiyah neighbourhood. |
| He added that 28 other people were wounded in the explosion. | He added that 28 other people were wounded in the explosion. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but it bears the hallmarks of Isis, which sees Shiite Muslims as apostates. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but it bears the hallmarks of Isis, which sees Shiite Muslims as apostates. |
| Militants have recently increased attacks inside Baghdad, in what officials regard as an attempt to distract from their recent battlefield defeats. | Militants have recently increased attacks inside Baghdad, in what officials regard as an attempt to distract from their recent battlefield defeats. |
| Tens of thousands of Shiite faithful have been making their way to the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhimiyah this week, where the 8th century Imam Moussa al-Kadhim is buried. | Tens of thousands of Shiite faithful have been making their way to the northern Baghdad neighborhood of Kadhimiyah this week, where the 8th century Imam Moussa al-Kadhim is buried. |
| Security forces blocked major roads in Baghdad in anticipation of attacks. | Security forces blocked major roads in Baghdad in anticipation of attacks. |
| On Saturday, Isis claimed responsibility for a double car bomb attack which killed at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. | On Saturday, Isis claimed responsibility for a double car bomb attack which killed at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. |