On Shiite Holy Day, 58 Iraqis Are Killed; One U.S. Marine Dies
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BAGHDAD, Iraq — Bombers struck Shiite worshippers in two cities yesterday and gunmen ambushed a busload of pilgrims in a series of attacks that killed at least 58 people as more than 2 million Shiites jammed major shrines for ceremonies marking Ashoura, the holiest day of the Shiite calendar.
Also, an American Marine was killed in fighting in Anbar province, while a soldier died in an accident elsewhere, the military said yesterday.
