Iraq Blasts Kill Dozens

Multiple suicide bombings in Baghdad and Kirkuk in the north killed more than 50 Iraqis on Monday. The bombers in the capital targeted Shiite pilgrims. More than 200 were wounded in the two cities. News of the attacks came on the heels of a spate of bombings around the world.

BBC:

Suicide bombers have killed at least 53 people and wounded about 240 in attacks on crowds in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk.

Three blasts in Baghdad killed at least 28 Shia Muslim pilgrims heading for the city’s Kadhimiya shrine.

The attacks, which wounded about 90 people, were carried out by women suicide bombers, police said.

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AP photo / Hadi Mizban

Iraqi security officers watch a group of Shiite pilgrims taking part in a Baghdad religious procession on Monday. Suicide bombers targeted Shiites elsewhere in the city.