2 killed as bombs strike Ashoura procession in northern Iraq
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Two bombs hidden under trash struck Shiites marking Ashoura in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least two marchers and wounding five, police said.
The blast occurred as Shiites in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk were beating themselves with chains during the annual procession to commemorate the seventh century death of one of their most revered saints.
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