Heavy security greets pilgrims at Iraq shrine
BAGHDAD -- Tens of thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims headed to a shrine city south of the capital Friday amid heavy security as Iraq's daily toll of casualties mounted.
No major attacks were reported against the multitudes of Shiites traveling to the holy city of Karbala, where Saturday they will celebrate the birthday of a revered imam who disappeared more than a millennium ago.
But, even on a relatively quiet day in the capital, authorities reported finding 14 bodies in various neighborhoods-- all killed execution-style in the fashion that has come to characterize the sectarian conflict.
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No major attacks were reported against the multitudes of Shiites traveling to the holy city of Karbala, where Saturday they will celebrate the birthday of a revered imam who disappeared more than a millennium ago.
But, even on a relatively quiet day in the capital, authorities reported finding 14 bodies in various neighborhoods-- all killed execution-style in the fashion that has come to characterize the sectarian conflict.
Read the rest at the Chicago Tribune
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