U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Selby of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conducts a post-election survey in Iman, Iraq, on Feb. 3, 2009. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Wagner, U.S. Navy. (Released)Hundreds Of Thousands In Iraq Shiite Ceremony -- Yahoo News/AFP
KARBALA, Iraq (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims mourned a revered imam under tight security in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Monday as eight people were killed in Baghdad bus bombings.
Under the gaze of rooftop snipers, crowds of mourners chanting "Ya, Hussein" passed through the mausoleums of Imam Hussein and his half-brother Abbas for the Arbaeen (40 days) ceremony.
They punched the air and their chests with their fists, while others brandished green and black flags.
But in the latest attacks to hit Iraq , eight people including four pilgrims returning to Baghdad , were killed in two roadside bombings that ripped through minibuses in the capital, medical and police sources said.
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They punched the air and their chests with their fists, while others brandished green and black flags.
But in the latest attacks to hit Iraq , eight people including four pilgrims returning to Baghdad , were killed in two roadside bombings that ripped through minibuses in the capital, medical and police sources said.
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