Suicide car bomber targets pilgrims

A SUICIDE car bomb tore through buses carrying Iranian pilgrims near a Shi’ite shrine in the holy city of Kufa yesterday, killing as many as 12 people and wounding 39.

Fri, 07 Jul, 2006 - 01:00
Bushra Juhi

The attack occurred near the shrine of Maitham al-Tamar.

Tehran condemned the attack and called on the Iraqi government to bring those responsible for it to justice.

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