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| Car bomb kills Shia pilgrims south of Baghdad Iraq | Car bomb kills Shia pilgrims south of Baghdad Iraq |
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| A car bomb has killed at least 15 Shia Muslim pilgrims and injured 30 in the Iraqi town of Musayyib, south of the capital Baghdad, officials say. | A car bomb has killed at least 15 Shia Muslim pilgrims and injured 30 in the Iraqi town of Musayyib, south of the capital Baghdad, officials say. |
| The device exploded in a car park at 17:00 (14:00 GMT) as pilgrims returned from the holy city of Karbala, AFP news agency reports. | The device exploded in a car park at 17:00 (14:00 GMT) as pilgrims returned from the holy city of Karbala, AFP news agency reports. |
| According to Reuters news agency, a suicide attacker set off the bomb. | According to Reuters news agency, a suicide attacker set off the bomb. |
| Shia pilgrims, who have been frequently targeted in Iraq, are observing the festival of Arbaeen. | Shia pilgrims, who have been frequently targeted in Iraq, are observing the festival of Arbaeen. |
| The bomb went off close to a bus stop where coaches that carry pilgrims from Karbala to other Iraqi cities drop and collect them, police told BBC News. | The bomb went off close to a bus stop where coaches that carry pilgrims from Karbala to other Iraqi cities drop and collect them, police told BBC News. |
| Bombs killed seven people in Musayyib on Monday. | |
| The violence in the south comes as the government faces multiple crises, including a protest movement in western Iraq, and a dispute over oil and territory between Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region in the north. |