Smoke rises as firefighters hose a building down after a bomb attack in Kirkuk, some 250 km (150 miles) north of Baghdad February 9, 2011.At least nine people have been killed and 43 others wounded when a car bomb targeted Shia Muslim pilgrims in Iraq's northern province of Salahuddin.

An explosives-laden vehicle went off near worshippers at around 1:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) local time in the small Shia town of Dujail, situated about 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported.
The pilgrims were on their way to the holy city of Samarra to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hasan al-Askari (PBUH) - the eleventh Shia Imam - in the year 874 CE (260 AH).
The attack comes a day after eight people were killed and 68 others injured as three car bombs were detonated in quick succession in Iraq's northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk. The triple attack targeted a security building.
The attacks are the latest in a new spate of deadly bombings that have claimed dozens of lives across war-torn Iraq.
(Source: Press TV)
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