In Iraq, a suicide bomber set off an explosion at a gas station where pilgrims from Iran had gathered. 70 people died
An explosion near the Iraqi city of Hilla on November 24 killed at least 70 people, AFP reported, citing the head of the security committee of the province of Babil. Reuters, citing sources in the police and medical services, reports the death of more than 80 people. Most of the dead were Shiite pilgrims from Iran, who were returning from the city of Karbala, where Arbain , a commemoration for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is held annually.