Last Update: Saturday, 8 June 2013 KSA 10:28 - GMT 07:28
Iran condemns deadly Iraq attack on its pilgrims
Saturday, 8 June 2013
Iranian Shiite Muslim pilgrims walk past a member of Iraq's
security personnel in Kerbala, 110 km south of Baghdad, June 7, 2013.
(Reuters)
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AFP, Tehran
Iran on Saturday condemned a deadly attack the day before in
neighboring Iraq, in which at least 14 Iranian Shiite pilgrims were
killed, the official IRNA news agency said.
“Iran condemns this
indiscriminate terrorist act, which is contrary to Islamic and human
values,” it cited foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi as saying.
Iranian television reports said 14 pilgrims from Iran were killed and
45 wounded on Friday when a parked vehicle rigged with explosives
detonated in the restive town of Muqdadiyah north of Baghdad.
The blast occurred as the pilgrims’ bus passed through the town en route
from the Iranian border to the Shiite holy city of Najaf.
Iraqi reports on Friday put the number of Iranian pilgrims killed at 10.
“The Iraqi government was responsible for the lives of the Iranian pilgrims,”
Araqchi said.
Najaf, which lies south of Baghdad, is home to a shrine to a revered figure in
Shiite Islam.
Shiite Muslims visiting holy shrines and religious sites form the
backbone of Iraq’s tourism industry, with the vast majority of pilgrims
coming from Iran.
When touring key Shiite religious sites in Iraq, pilgrims typically visit
Najaf, nearby Karbala, Baghdad, and Samarra.
Sunni militants, including those linked to Al-Qaeda, view Shiites as
apostates and often target them. However, no group has yet claimed
responsibility for Friday’s bombing.
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