Iraq's al Qaeda claims attacks on Shi'ite pilgrims
Al Qaeda's Iraq affiliate has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attacks on Shi'ite pilgrims across Iraq that killed more than 70 people in the country's worst day of violence this year, a group that monitors insurgent communications said.
The US-based SITE Intelligence Group, which follows jihadist websites, said on Saturday that Al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq wing (ISI) claimed it carried out the bombings in Baghdad and other cities, targeting mainly Shi'ite pilgrims. (Reuters)
