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Suicide Bomber Kills Shi'ite Pilgrims in Iraq

   VOA News  February 12, 2011

   Iraqi  officials  say  a suicide bomber has killed at least 27 Shi'ite
   pilgrims near the city of Samarra, north of Baghdad.
   Saturday's  bombing  came  two  days  after a car bomb killed at least
   eight  Shi'ite  pilgrims  traveling  to  Samarra for a religious event
   commemorating  the  death  of  ninth  century  imam  Hassan al-Askari.
   Thursday's  blast  near  the  town  of Dujail also wounded at least 39
   people.
   Overall,  violence  has  declined in Iraq from the height of sectarian
   conflict  several  years ago.  But militants still carry out bombings
   and shootings almost daily, with Shi'ite pilgrims often the targets.

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