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Thu 02 Feb 2010More than 20 pilgrims killed in Iraq's holy city of Karbala
A BOMB yesterday killed at least 23 Shia pilgrims and wounded 140 on the outskirts of Karbala, southeast of Baghdad.
The pilgrims were walking to the holy city from Hilla to attend the commemoration of Arbaeen, the anniversary of the slaying in 680AD of Imam Hussein – the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad – by Sunni forces loyal to the Caliph Yezid.
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