A suicide bomber killed more than 50 Shia pilgrims and injured 91 others as they gathered for Arbain in Basra. An explosion targeting Shia pilgrims east of Mosul injured three civilians and two policemen. Prime Minister Maliki strongly criticized Turkish “interventions” in Iraqi affairs and warned that “Turkey itself would suffer if its actions sparked conflict in the Middle East.”
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