[Dawn] A car bomb killed two Iranian pilgrims and an Iraqi and wounded 54 other people in the central Iraq city of Najaf Saturday, the eve of parliamentary elections, police and a hospital official said.A local official said the bomb exploded about 500 metres from the shrine to Imam Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed and one of Shia Islam's most revered figures, reports AFP.
The blast occurred despite intense security measures put in place across Iraq in the lead up to Sunday's vote, which has already been marked by violent attacks in Baghdad and the central city of Baquba.