At least 125 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in attacks on Shiite shrines in Baghdad and the southern city of Karbala today, Iraq’s Governing Council said.

At least 83 people were killed after a series of co-ordinated blasts struck major Shiite Muslim shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala and in Baghdad today, as thousands of pilgrims converged on the climactic day of their most important religious festival.

Up to 45 people were believed killed after a series of coordinated explosions struck major Shiite Muslim shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala and in Baghdad today as thousands of pilgrims converged for the final day of a major religious festival.

Scores of people were feared killed after several explosions hit major Shiite shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala and in Baghdad today where thousands of pilgrims were gathered to for a religious festival.