Police: Bombers Kill Dozens of Shi'ite Pilgrims in Iraq

Suicide bombings in Iraq killed at least 36 people on Thursday in attacks targeting Shi'ite pilgrims ahead of a major holy day next week, police said.   Two years after U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq, violence is at its highest level since 2006-2007, when strife between Sunnis and Shi'ites killed tens of thousands of people.   The first major attack of the day came when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a funeral tent, killing at least 16 Shi'ite...

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