BAGHDAD – At least 10 people were injured in an attack targeting Shia pilgrims in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a police officer said Monday.
“An unidentified person threw a grenade at a group of visitors who were on foot to the Al-Kadhimiya area in Baghdad to commemorate the death of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim,” a police captain said.
The attack came hours after the Iraqi Interior Ministry announced in a statement that it thwarted suicide attacks targeting Shia pilgrims.
There was no official statement from the authorities on the attack, which was not claimed by any party.
On every 25th of Rajab of the Islamic calendar, tens of thousands of Shia pilgrims mark the death of Imam al-Kadhim, the seventh imam according to the Shia community.
Over the past years, Shia events have witnessed attacks, mostly suicide bombings, which left hundreds dead and wounded. The authorities often blame those attacks on the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group.(Anadolu Agency)
