Bomb blast near tent to serve Shiite pilgrims kills eight, wounds many

(2 Nov 2014) Eight people have been killed in Baghdad in a bomb blast near a tent erected to serve Shiite pilgrims heading to the holy city of Karbala to mark the religious holiday of Ashoura. Twenty-two others were injured in Saturday's blast, which went off near a tent in the eastern Palestine Street neighbourhood. Ashoura commemorates the seventh-century death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, and an iconic martyr among Shiite Muslims. The United Nations mission in Baghdad said that at least 1,273 Iraqis were killed in violence in October, a slight increase compared to last month amid the Islamic State group's assault. The UN report said violence killed 856 civilians and 417 members of Iraq's security forces, while attacks wounded 2,010 Iraqis. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...