Car bomb kills 4 Iranian pilgrims before Iraq poll
The Independent – A car bomb exploded in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf on today, killing four Iranian pilgrims a day before a parliamentary election that Islamist insurgents have vowed to wreck with violence, officials said. The blast gutted two tour buses parked near the Imam Ali shrine, which draws millions of Shi’ite faithful from Iraq and Iran each year. Salim Nema, a Najaf health official, said the attack wounded 54 people, including 17 Iraqis and 37 Iranians. Read article
