Sectarian Attacks in Iraq Kill Dozens

Iraqi officials say car bombs targeted Shi'ite pilgrims near Baghdad as Iraq-wide violence killed at least 47 people Monday. Two parked cars packed with explosives went off late Monday in the southern Baghdad suburb of al-Rasheed, killing at least 23 pilgrims walking to the Shi'ite holy city of Karbala. More than 55 people were wounded in the attack. Meanwhile, in the northern city of Mosul, militants gunned down 11 Shi'ite pilgrims on a bus travelling to Karbala. And...

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