 At least 36 Iraqi Shia Muslims have been killed in separate bomb attacks at the climax of the Ashura festival. Police said a bomb left in a rubbish bin in the centre of Khanaqin, a mainly Kurdish town north-east of Baghdad, killed at least 13 people. People had been gathering at a local religious hall for ceremonies marking the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson in 680 AD. An hour later, a suicide bomber struck in Baladruz, killing at least 23. Police said they were worshippers gathered outside a Shia mosque in the Dur Mandali area of Baladruz, east of Baghdad, when the man wearing a bomb vest detonated himself. Many of the victims were reported to be children. Ashura, the most important Shia festival, has witnessed serious sectarian violence since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. ...
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