Thousands of angry mourners called for vengeance today as they gathered outside Iraq’s holiest Shi-ite shrine where a day earlier a car bomb ripped through a crowd of worshippers, killing at least 85 people – including a leading cleric.

A massive car bomb blew up outside the holiest mosque in Iraq today, killing at least 75 people including a top Shiite cleric just moments after he delivered a sermon calling for unity.

A massive car bomb blew up outside the holiest mosque in Iraq today, killing a top Shiite cleric just moments after he delivered a sermon calling for unity.