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                    Bombs Targeting Shi'ites Kill 8 in Iraq

   by VOA News

   Iraqi officials said three bombs exploded north of Baghdad, killing at
   least eight people in an attack targeting Shi'ite pilgrims.
   The coordinated blasts, which took place Wednesday in Baqouba, also
   wounded at least 10 other people as the group was observing the annual
   mourning period known as Ashura.
   The ritual commemorates the seventh-century killing of Imam Hussein, a
   grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, during a battle with rival Muslims.
   There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but
   Sunni Muslim extremists often target Shi'ites participating in
   religious events.
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