Dozens dead in Iraq pilgrim attacks

March 06, 2007

More than 80 Shi'ite pilgrims have been killed in a series of suicide attacks in Iraq. In the worst incident, two suicide bombers strapped with explosives walked into a roadside tent near the city of Hilla south of Baghdad killing more than 70 and wounding over a 100. Insurgents also launched attacks against Shi'ite pilgrims in and around Baghdad.