Posts tagged religious war
Bomb Attacks in Iraq on Shiite Holiday
“BAGHDAD — Bomb blasts ripped into throngs of religious pilgrims on Monday as they streamed through Iraq’s streets to honor one of the most sacred holidays of Shiite Islam, in what has become almost an annual spilling of blood and stirring of sectarian anger.”
Attacks on Shiites Kill Scores in Afghanistan
“KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 58 people were killed and scores wounded after bombers struck Shiite religious observances on Tuesday in three cities, detonating explosives amid crowds of worshipers in the first such sectarian attacks in a decade of war in Afghanistan.”
