Iraq suicide bomber kills 31 pilgrims
A suicide car bomber rammed a truck carrying Shiite pilgrims returning from a major religious commemoration today, killing at least 31 people a day after Iraqi leaders warned sectarian violence could eventually spread around the region.
The truck was among the convoys carrying millions of pilgrims home from Karbala in southern Iraq, where millions of Shiites gathered over the weekend – where they also mourned the deaths of hundreds of pilgrims killed by suspected Sunni extremists last week heading for the ceremony.
