Female Bomber kills 41 Shiite Pilgrims in Baghdad
The Attack took place at a female search point at a rest station where the pilgrims had stopped as they made their long Journey to Karbala, 110 kilometers (68 miles) south of the Iraqi capital, for a religious festival.
"At 11.45 am (0845 GMT), a woman wearing an explosives-filled belt Blew herself up in the middle of a crowd of pilgrims going to Karbala," said Major General Qassim Atta, spokesman for Baghdad operational command.
An interior ministry official gave the toll and said the wounded were being treated at five hospitals in Baghdad.
A medical official said initial reports indicated that five women and six children were among the dead.
"We were serving the people when the attack happened inside a tent search for women," said Hassan Allawi, who was being treated at Kindi hospital in the capital.Read More Story,http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/female-bomber-kills-41-shiite-pilgrims-in-baghdad-20100201-n8w0.html
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