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A bomb killed five Shiite pilgrims in a procession in north-east Iraq on Sunday and blasts in Baghdad killed two more pilgrims as millions of people marched to commemorate the most important Shiite religious observance.
Pilgrims travelling to the southern holy city of Karbala have come under repeated attack during the 10-day religious ceremonies that culminated Sunday with huge processions.
Dozens of pilgrims have been killed and more than 150 wounded during the Ashoura observance by insurgents hoping to intensify sectarian violence that reached a peak in 2006 and 2007, though the pace of violence has dropped sharply since then. Tight security encircled Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, where 25,000 additional security personnel deployed. Snipers watched marchers from rooftops, and bomb detection dogs were used in the search for explosives.
A roadside bomb in the town of Tuz Khormato, 110 miles (180 kilometers) north-east of Baghdad, struck worshippers Sunday morning, killing five and wounding 28, police and medical officials said.

Copyright Associated Press, 2009

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