At least 17 Shiite pilgrims were killed on Thursday when a car bomb detonated in a car park in Musayyib, south of Baghdad, despite increased security to protect the worshippers who were travelling to and from a religious commemoration. By News Wires (text) A car bomb killed 17 worshippers south of Baghdad on Thursday as pilgrims from around the world thronged Iraq’s shrine city of Karbala to finish commemorations for a revered figure in Shiite Islam. The attack came despite a massive security operation mounted to safeguard the millions of Shiite Muslims travelling to and from Karbala for the conclusion of Arbaeen mourning rituals. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the…

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