Karbala Blast

Attacks mostly against Shiites, including the suicide bombing of a religious procession, killed 44 people in Iraq on Thursday despite massive security for one of the holiest days of their faith.

A series of blasts hit a Shiite holy city in Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding scores of others. A local resident said he feared the attacks were another attempt by Sunni insurgents to ignite sectarian violence in the country.

Attacks mostly against Shiites, including the suicide bombing of a religious procession, killed 44 people in Iraq on Thursday despite massive security for one of the holiest days of their faith.

A series of blasts hit a Shiite holy city in Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding scores of others. A local resident said he feared the attacks were another attempt by Sunni insurgents to ignite sectarian violence in the country.