Asian pilgrims killed in Iraq
Insurgents Saturday killed 14 Shi'ite pilgrims from South Asia headed for the holy city of Karbala.
The group of Pakistani and Indian pilgrims were dragged off a bus and shot in the desert.
A wounded Iraqi man at a hospital in Baquba. AFP/Ali Yussef via Yahoo News.
"They were coming in a big bus with children and women. The attackers freed the women and children and shot dead the men, execution-style," said interior ministry spokesman Brigadier General Abdul Karim Khalaf.
The attack was the latest in a wave of sectarian violence that many believe is nothing less than a civil war.
The group of Pakistani and Indian pilgrims were dragged off a bus and shot in the desert.
A wounded Iraqi man at a hospital in Baquba. AFP/Ali Yussef via Yahoo News.
"They were coming in a big bus with children and women. The attackers freed the women and children and shot dead the men, execution-style," said interior ministry spokesman Brigadier General Abdul Karim Khalaf.
The attack was the latest in a wave of sectarian violence that many believe is nothing less than a civil war.
posted by Paul Kekai Manansala at 8:12 PM
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