7 Iranian Shiite Pilgrims Martyred in Car Bombing in Iraq

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Seven Iranian pilgrims were killed and some 21 wounded in a car bomb explosion in Salahudin province north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Saturday, a provincial police source said.The attack occurred in the afternoon when a booby-trapped car struck a bus carrying Iranian Shiite pilgrims near the city of Samarra, some 110 km north of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.The Iranian pilgrims were on their way back to Baghdad after a visit to the Shiite shrine in Samarra, the source said.Iranian pilgrims often go to the holy shrines in the south, to Baghdad and then to Samarra, where Askari shrine is located, their buses are frequently subjected to attacks.Ten Iranian pilgrims were killed about five days ago, mostly women and dozens were injured in a car explosion filled with explosives their bus at Samarra Samarra province (130 km north of Baghdad) in Salahuddin province.Iranians head to Askari holy shrine in Samarra which is sacred to Shiite Muslims, it blown up several years ago and was a spark for sectarian fighting in Iraq that almost turns into open war.Violence in Iraq increased widely during recent weeks as insurgents believed to belong to al-Qaeda launch fierce attacks on government and civilian taking advantage of political instability and sectarian divisions./129