In the third attack so far on Shiite pilgrims in recent days, a car bomb killed six civilians and wounded 11 others in Baghdad's north-eastern neighbourhood of Ur on Saturday, Iraqi authorities said, dpa reported.
The attack, which targeted Shiite pilgrims boarding minibuses in Baghdad, is the third in a series of attacks targeting visitors heading to the holy city of Karbala to mark the al-Ziyara al- Shaabaniya or the mid of Shaaban visit pilgrimage on Sunday.
The bombing followed Friday night's attack when at least 9 pilgrims were killed and 40 others wounded when a car bomb ripped through a bus station in the district of Balad in Saladdin province, 90 Kilometres north of Baghdad.
The deadliest attack came on Thursday, when at least 20 people were killed and around 100 injured in the Iskandariyah district 40 kilometres south of Baghdad as two women suicide bombers wearing explosive belts blew themselves up amid pilgrims.