Iraqi authorities say three suicide bombings during a religious pilgrimage in Baghdad have killed at least 28 people, including children, and wounded more than 90 others.
Police say initial reports indicate all three bombers were women.
The blasts went off Monday in quick succession in the Karrada district as thousands of Shi'ite worshippers were making their way to the Kadhimiya shrine in the northern section of the capital. The pilgrimage peaks Tuesday.
In northern Iraq, authorities say an explosion today in the city of Kirkuk killed at least 22 people attending a demonstration against Iraq's draft provincial elections law. More than 80 other people were wounded in the blast.
On Sunday, the U.S. military said Iraqi and coalition troops killed four al-Qaida militants and captured 58 others in a battle in northwestern Iraq.
The military said Sunday's fighting in the province of Ninewah also killed four Iraqi soldiers. Six other Iraqi troops and a coalition soldier were wounded.
By VOA News