14 pilgrims killed in way to Shiite holy city

A group of pilgrims from Pakistan and India were ambushed and killed on their way to the Shiite holy city of Karbala, police said today.

The pilgrims – 11 Pakistanis, including five women, two Indians and their Iraqi driver – were all shot yesterday as they headed to Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, in a minivan, said police.