19 Pakistani pilgrims injured in Iraq

Nineteen Pakistani pilgrims were injured when a roadside bomb exploded in Anbar province in Iraq.
An Urdu newspaper’s website, AFP and International Media reported here on Monday that the Pakistani pilgrims (Zaireen) were on their way to Samarra when bomb hit them near Falluja.

The injured pilgrims were rushed to Falluja hospital for treatment. It is further reported that the pilgrims were going to the shrine of Imam Ali Naqi (AS) and Imam Hassan Askari that are situated in Samarra, north of Baghdad.