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Attacks aimed at Iraqi Shiite pilgrims kill at least 24
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* At least 18 killed in blast and gunbattle in Samarra, north of
Baghdad
* Insurgents also bomb minibus carrying Shiite pilgrims, killing
at least six
* Attacks on second day of festival marking end of fasting during
Ramadan
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Insurgents in Iraq targeted Shiite Muslims on
Sunday -- the second day of the Eid al-Fitr festival -- in separate
attacks that left at least 24 dead, Iraqi officials said.
The deadliest attack happened in Samarra, north of Baghdad, where a
car bomb detonated near a mosque in the city's center. The explosion
was followed by clashes between gunmen and Iraqi security forces,
according to Samarra police.
At least 18 were killed -- 10 civilians and eight security officers --
and 37 were wounded in the blast and gunfight in Samarra, police said.
Insurgents on Sunday also bombed a minibus in Baghdad as it carried
pilgrims to one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines, killing at least
six and wounding nine others -- including women and children -- Iraqi
officials said.
It was unclear where the bomb was placed. An Iraqi Interior Ministry
official said the device was planted on the bus heading to the Imam
Musa al-Kadhim shrine in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district. But the
Ministry of Defense said car bomb parked near the bus was behind the
blast.
Sunday is the second day of Eid al-Fitr for Shiites, the feast marking
the end of fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Baghdad bombing happened near Aden Square, where Iraqi security
forces had dismantled another parked car bomb earlier Sunday.
Iraqi police found and defused an explosive device in a van parked
near an air base in central Baghdad.
The deadly bombing in Samarra was the second this weekend in the
Shiite holy city, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Baghdad in
Salaheddin province.
The two attacks happened less than a mile (about a kilometer) apart.
At least four Iraqi police commandos were killed Saturday when a
suicide car bomber detonated outside a building where the police were
stationed, police said.
Nine other commandos were wounded in the blast. Insurgent fire then
sparked a gunbattle with police.
CNN's Jomana Karadsheh contributed to this report.
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