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| Suicide blasts hit Iraqi pilgrims | Suicide blasts hit Iraqi pilgrims |
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| Nineteen people have been killed and at least 30 wounded in suicide attacks against pilgrims in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say. | Nineteen people have been killed and at least 30 wounded in suicide attacks against pilgrims in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say. |
| The attacks, carried out by women, targeted Shia Muslims heading for the Kadhimiya shrine in the north of the city for annual ceremonies. | The attacks, carried out by women, targeted Shia Muslims heading for the Kadhimiya shrine in the north of the city for annual ceremonies. |
| The bombers struck as pilgrim convoys passed through the central Karrada district. | The bombers struck as pilgrim convoys passed through the central Karrada district. |
| The city has been under heavy security measures because of the pilgrimage. | The city has been under heavy security measures because of the pilgrimage. |
| Religious festivals in Iraq, which often see thousands of Shia pilgrims walking to a shrine, have been targeted by Sunni insurgents in recent years. | |
| Ceremonies to commemorate the death of a revered eighth-century imam, Musa al-Kadhim, will reach a climax on Tuesday and more than a million worshippers are expected. | Ceremonies to commemorate the death of a revered eighth-century imam, Musa al-Kadhim, will reach a climax on Tuesday and more than a million worshippers are expected. |
| On Sunday, gunmen shot dead seven pilgrims in the southern outskirts of Baghdad despite tight security. | On Sunday, gunmen shot dead seven pilgrims in the southern outskirts of Baghdad despite tight security. |
| In 2005 more than 900 people taking part in the pilgrimage died in a stampede at a bridge on the route to the shrine. | In 2005 more than 900 people taking part in the pilgrimage died in a stampede at a bridge on the route to the shrine. |