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Female suicide bomber kills dozens in Iraq | ||
The woman detonated an explosives vest among a group of pilgrims making the journey to Karbala, 80km from Baghdad. A witness described seeing a fireball. The Shia pilgrims were marking Arbaeen, the end of 40 days of mourning for the death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson. Troops and police are on alert during the pilgrimage. The bomber had hidden the explosives under her abaya - a long, black over-garment, Maj Gen Qassim al-Moussawi told the Associated Press news agency.
Witness Raheem Kadhom said pilgrims were "crying for help" as they lay injured on the ground in the Shaab neighbourhood, AP reported. Others helped by taking them to hospitals in cars rather than waiting for ambulances, Mr Kadhom said. Security has also been increased around the revered Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala during the annual festival, which culminates on Friday. Pre-election tension In recent years the pilgrimage has been the target of similar attacks, blamed on Sunni extremists. Twelve months ago, 32 pilgrims were killed by a female suicide bomber near Baghdad. Monday's attack comes amid heightened tension between Sunni and Shia groups ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for March. About 500 candidates have been barred from standing for office because of their alleged links to Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath Party. Although the list does include candidates from both sides, Sunni political groups feel disproportionately targeted by the exclusions. | ||
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Pakistan politician escapes life attempt | |
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, leader of the Awami Muslim League (AML) party, escaped with a sprained ankle, officials said. Mr Ahmed was coming out of an election meeting when four gunmen on motorcycles shot at him. Three of his security guards were killed in the attack, police said. No arrests have been made in the connection with the incident. The attack has disrupted Mr Ahmed's campaign for a key by-election which many believe will test the popularity of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) party run by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif - which rules Punjab province. Mr Sharif's faction won the largest number of seats in the province in the 2008 elections. But it had asked for the postponement of the by-election in view of the "fragile" law and order situation in Punjab. However, Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled in favour of an argument put forward by Mr Ahmed to hold the election. Mr Ahmed is the head of the Awami Muslim League (AML) party and is contesting the Rawalpindi constituency. The AML is one of several parties, such as the PML-N, formed from different factions of the now defunct PML party. The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says this is the fifth attack of its kind in the Rawalpindi-Islamabad area, involving gunmen on motorcycles. Three army officers were killed in separate gun attacks lat year. Pakistan's minister of religious affairs survived an assassination attempt | |
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Women and children were among the pilgrims injured 
The attack happened as pilgrims walked through Baghdad