Bomber strikes Shiite pilgrims in Iraq, killing 25
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of Shiite pilgrims Saturday, killing 25 just outside a revered shrine north of Baghdad that has been a flashpoint in Iraqi sectarian strife, officials said.
It was the second attack in three days targeting pilgrims who have been traveling to the revered al-Askari mosque in the former insurgent stronghold of Samarra for religious ceremonies marking the death of the 11th imam. (AP)
