Iraqi police and hospital officials say a car bombing targeting Shia pilgrims in Baghdad has killed six people and wounded 11 others.
The officials say the parked car exploded at about 9 a.m. Saturday near minibuses assembled to pick up pilgrims in the city's mainly Shia district of Shaab.
Several bombings in recent days have targeted Shias heading to Karbala for a major religious festival. US and Iraqi troops have stepped up security measures for the pilgrimage but the hundreds of thousands of travelers remain vulnerable on the road.
AP