7 Shia pilgrims gunned down in Baghdad
Ap, Baghdad
Seven pilgrims heading to a major Shia religious gathering were shot dead in a Sunni neighbourhood, while a vehicle ban aimed at preventing attacks during two days of ceremonies emptied Baghdad's streets Saturday. The seven victims were among a group of Shias walking in western Baghdad on Friday night when assailants in a passing car sprayed them with gunfire, said police Lt. Maitham Abdul Razzaq. The Shias had been heading to spend the night at the site of a religious gathering in northern Baghdad. The vehicle ban went into effect Friday night, the eve of two days of ceremonies to mark the death in 799 A.D. of Imam Moussa Kadhim, one of the 12 major Shia Saints.
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