Eight killed in Najaf explosion

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JNN .08.11.10A bomb explosion has killed eight people, including three Iranians, in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf, hours after another deadly bomb attack in the holy city of Karbala.


The blast happened about 500 yards from the shrine of the first Shia imam, Imam Ali (PBUH), wounding also at least 16 people on Monday, Khaled Jashani, a member of Najaf’s provincial council, told JNN.

The car bomb went off near three buses transporting Iranian pilgrims to Najaf, Iraqi police said.

The revered Imam Ali shrine attracts hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims from Iraq, Iran and other countries every year.

Earlier in the day, a car bomb detonated in Karbala, killing 12 people, including six Iranian pilgrims, and leaving more than 40 others wounded.

No group or person has yet claimed responsibility for the Monday attacks.

Last week, at least 120 people were killed in over a dozen coordinated bomb attacks in and around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

In a separate attack on October 31, more than 50 Iraqis were killed and at least 60 others injured in a hostage crisis in Baghdad’s Sayidat al-Nejat Catholic Church.

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a universal servant
11/8/2010 2:25:20 PM
These are the acts of criminals blinded by greed, like in all empires. Conquest and destruction, to fulfil self-destructive delusions. The people are too wise and their hearts too beautiful to be manipulated by these tactics. Those that seek chaos and impunity will only find their true interest in repenting before the time of judgement.
Reality
11/8/2010 1:33:46 PM
Of course this has been done by mossad. They’re hungry to kill muslims, and label them as terrorists. The want disunity and chaos among muslims in the middle east, to forecome a strong intelligent unity against them. Until now, iran is the only country they cannot dominate.
Sayed Kadiri
11/8/2010 11:48:37 AM
I am a Sunni Muslim. In my opinion anyone who calls himself a Muslim and then blows up a religious place of any denomination, whether it is Church, Synagogue, Mosque or Temple has taken themselves outside of Islam.Oh Muslims wake up and Unite. Otherwise be prepared to lose you ‘Islamic Lands’ to the ZionistsThe Greater Israel encompassess Iraq, Jordan, saudi and other Arab States. Oh Arabs wake up or be prepared to lose your lands, women and honour to the Zionists !!!
Ali
11/8/2010 11:30:52 AM
American and british troops mustleave Iraq, they havent helped at all, they have made situations alot worse, they must leave as soon as possible!!!
ahmed
11/8/2010 11:19:54 AM
imam ali is just not the imam of shias he is also the imam of sufis/sunnis long live the ahle bait, ya ali and the salafis working with the foreign forces on one hand say they are attacking them on the other hand taking money of them to destroy hazrat ali shrine.shame on you so called muslims who have sold your iman allah is the all knower judgement day will be coming when the lovers of prophet muhammed S.A.W and his family will be under the shade of jannat
REALIST
11/8/2010 11:04:52 AM
AS LONG AS THE INVADING FOREIGN FORCES WILL REMAIN IN IRAQ, THEIR DIVISIVE TERRORISM WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SECTARIAN INFIGHTING TO CAUSE TURMOIL AND CHAOS TO JUSTIFY THEIR PRESENCE AND THEIR MURDEROUS INVASION!!

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