Gunmen in a Sunni town near Baghdad kill seven Shiite pilgrims
Gunmen hiding in reeds in a Sunni town south of Baghdad ambushed and killed seven Shiite pilgrims marching to a shrine in the capital Sunday ahead of a major holiday, officials said.
Six people were killed and 19 others injured in separate attacks in Iraq, some of which targeted Shiite pilgrims, police sources and Iraqi media announced on Wednesday.