Suicide bomber kills at least 31 at Baghdad Shia gathering: Police

BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in the middle of a Shia Muslim gathering in Baghdad, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 30 on Saturday, police and medics said.

The explosion went off inside a tent filled with people taking part in Shia Ashura rituals, mourning the killing of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Hussein in the 7th century.

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