7 Shiite pilgrims gunned down in Baghdad (+ 13 others killed)

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060819/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

7 Shiite pilgrims gunned down in Baghdad

By VIJAY JOSHI, Associated Press Writer 31 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Seven pilgrims heading to a major Shiite religious gathering were shot dead in a Sunni neighborhood, while a vehicle ban aimed at preventing attacks during two days of ceremonies emptied Baghdad's streets Saturday.
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The seven victims were among a group of Shiites walking in western Baghdad on Friday night when assailants in a passing car sprayed them with gunfire, said police Lt. Maitham Abdul Razzaq. The Shiites had been heading to spend the night at the site of a religious gathering in northern Baghdad.

The vehicle ban went into effect Friday night, the eve of two days of ceremonies to mark the death in 799 A.D. of Imam Moussa Kadhim, one of the 12 major Shiite Saints. The gathering takes place around the imam's shrine in Kazimiyah in northern Baghdad.
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At least 13 other people were killed Saturday around
Iraq, including four Iraqi soldiers in a roadside bomb explosion.

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1. So, how's that plan to quell the voilence and take back Baghdad going

for you Mr. Maliki?