Sunday
Jan042009
Meanwhile, In Independent Iraq...At Least 40 Killed in Bombing
Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 20:36
A female suicide bomber attacked a Shi'a pilgrimage in northwest Baghdad on Sunday, killing 40 and wounded at least 70.
The pilgrimage was for the holy period of Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom of Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad. Ashura is on 7 January, and hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected in Baghdad and Karbala.
The pilgrimage was for the holy period of Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom of Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad. Ashura is on 7 January, and hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected in Baghdad and Karbala.
tagged Ashura, Hussein, Prophet Muhammad, Suicide Bombing in Iraq
Ashura, Hussein, Prophet Muhammad, Suicide Bombing in Iraq