added 2007 Tue Jan 30 13:22:52 by trojanhorse
A string of attacks on Shiite pilgrims on the final day of the Ashura holiday killed at least 31 people and wounded another 91 in Iraq on Tuesday. In Balad Ruz, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Ali al-Akbar mosque, killing at least 12 people and wounding 40 others, an official with Baquba police said.
A string of attacks on Shiite pilgrims on the final day of the Ashura holiday killed at least 31 people and wounded another 91 in Iraq on Tuesday. In Balad Ruz, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Ali al-Akbar mosque, killing at least 12 people and wounding 40 others, an official with Baquba police said.
