Iraq bombs kill 70 Shi'ite pilgrims, police

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News article: Iraq bombs kill 70 Shi'ite pilgrims, police

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombers struck at Shi'ite pilgrims celebrating a religious festival in Baghdad and across Iraq on Wednesday, killing more than 70 people in one of the bloodiest days since the last U.S. troops left the country in December. The bombings appeared to be the work of Sunni insurgents who often hit Shi'ite targets to try to reignite the intercommunal violence that killed tens of thousands of people in 2006-2007. ...




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