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Fourteen killed, injured in twin blasts N. Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb 5 (KUNA) -- Fourteen people were killed or injured Saturday from two separate bombings in Salah Ad-Din governorate, north of Baghdad, that targetted religious shrines visited by foreign pilgrims.
A source from the police said that an implanted explosive charge exploded near to a gathering of pilgrims who came to visit a shrine at Balad city of Salah Ad-Adin governorate in what caused the death of two people and injury of three others.
Further, nine people including Pakistani and four Iranians were wounded in a similar explosion that took place in Samarra city that comprises religious shrines. (end) ahh.aff KUNA 051936 Feb 11NNNN