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Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:47:00 Attacks on Shi'a Pilgrims in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - A series of attacks on Shi'a pilgrims on the day of Ashura left at least 38 people dead and more than 100 wounded. The pilgrims were en route to the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad to attend Ashura events marking the 7th century martyrdom of the Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson. The last few days have been marred by violence targeted at peaceful Sh'ia commemorations in Iraq, Pakistan and India.
The New York branch of the Al-Khoei Foundation, the largest non-profit Sh'ia Muslim organization in the world, has condemned this violence and termed it as "heinous" and "provocative".
Syed Meesam Razvi, a Representative of the Foundation to United Nations explained this violence as symbolic. He said that it is meant to provoke further violence, since it has taken place during the first week of the Islamic Year.
Last week on Sunday an apparent plot to attack the city of Najaf on the day of Ashura was thwarted by Iraqi Police. Approximately 600 attackers were allegedly dug in the outskirts of Najaf and had plans to put the city of Najaf under siege and kill prominent clerics.
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