Suicide bomber kills 8 pilgrims south of Baghdad

BAGHDAD, March 6 (Reuters) A suicide bomber killed eight Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded 14 others south of Baghdad today, police said.

Police said two suicide bombers struck a group of pilgrims in the city of Hilla. Streams of Shi'ite pilgrims are heading to the holy city of Kerbala to commemorate a religious event. Sunni Arab insurgents have attacked Shi'ite pilgrims in the past.

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