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7 killed in Baghdad on final day of Shiite holiday (AP)

July 8th, 2010

Shiite pilgrims gather at the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine for the annual commemoration of the saint's death, in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Militants struck across the Iraqi capital Wednesday, killing scores of people, including 32 in a suicide bombing that targeted pilgrims commemorating a revered Shiite saint, Iraqi police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - At least seven people were killed Thursday by bombs targeting pilgrims taking part in the final day of a Shiite religious holiday that draws hundreds of thousands of people to Baghdad, Iraqi officials said.


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