 Three women were killed and five others wounded when a bomb exploded in a mausoleum near the Algerian capital, residents said. The device had been left in a bag in the mausoleum in the Ain Rumana cemetery near the town of Mouzaia, 70km southwest of Algiers. It exploded on Friday afternoon as the cemetery was crowded with people praying for the dead during the Eid al-Adha (Day of Sacrifice) religious holidays, residents said. The Eid al-Adha is based on the story of Prophet Ibrahim sacrificing his son, Ismail, and marks the culmination of the Muslim pilgrimage Haj. Animals are sacrificed and prayers are held over a three day period of introspection and spiritual upliftment. The funerals of the three women killed took place on Saturday.
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