A suicide car bomb devastated a Shiite mosque in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul, one of a series of attacks Friday that killed at least 38 Shiite pilgrims and worshippers, police and medical officials said. Police said a further 140 people were wounded in the Mosul bombing, the latest in a spate of deadly attacks against Shiites which have stoked fears of a return to the sectarian conflict which swept the country in 2006 and 2007. The bomb targeted a Shiite mosque used by members of the Turkmen minority in the mainly Sunni Muslim city, a police official said. There was carnage when the explosives were detonated as worshippers left the building after the main weekly prayers. In Baghdad, roadside bombs targeted Shiite pilgrims returning from the southern city of Karbala. The first of three bombs exploded at about 9:10 A.M., targeting a minibus with pilgrims as it entered the Shiite slum of Sadr City, a police official said. The blast killed four pilgrims and wounded eight others, the official said. A short time later, two near simultaneous explosions near the Shaab football stadium in eastern Baghdad killed three pilgrims as they were walking home to Sadr City, said another police official. Thirteen pilgrims also were wounded in the two blasts, which occurred less than half a mile apart, the official said. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Attacks on Shiite civilians – particularly during pilgrimages – have been the hallmark of Al
