Suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt among pilgrims in Iraq on Thursday, killing 10 people, while militants shot dead a family of five, security officials said.
The attack on the pilgrims in the Dura area of south Baghdad took place at a tent where they are served food and drinks on their way to the shrine city of Karbala, and also wounded at least 21 people, officials said.
Hundreds of thousands of people make pilgrimages to Karbala, many of them on foot.
The 40th day, known as Arbaeen, falls on December 23 this year. The throngs of pilgrims on the roads make for an easy target, and they have been hit by a series of attacks in recent days.
