20 May 2013 - 19:30
Iraq: Four Iranian pilgrims martyred in a terrorist attack in Samarra

At least four Iranian pilgrims were martyred and 17 others injured in a bomb explosion in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Monday, the director of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - At least four Iranian pilgrims were martyred and 17 others injured in a bomb explosion in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Monday, the director of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said. The pilgrims were on their way to a Shiite shrine in Samarra, which was bombed by armed terrorists. Masoud Akhavan, director of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization,  said 13 of the pilgrims had suffered minor injuries and the other four had been hospitalized. /129