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A double bombing Friday in the southern city of Karbala killed at least 43 people and wounded more than 140 as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims commemorated a major Shiite holy day.
The attack took place at the eastern entrance to the city as pilgrims from across Iraq were leaving the religious observance in the city center.
First, a car bomb exploded near a hospitality tent set up to offer refreshments, Karbala police said. Moments later, a suicide bomber plowed a car into the scene of the first explosion.
There have been eight suicide bombings in Iraq the past 11 days, targeting hotels, government buildings and religious pilgrims.
