Car bomb targeting Shi'ite pilgrims kills 12 in Baghdad

A woman walks past the site of a car bomb attack at Palestine Street in Baghdad, November 2, 2014. A car bomb killed at least six people and wounded more than 27 others in central Baghdad, police and medical sources said. The attack targeted a gathering of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating the death of Imam Hussein in Baghdad's Palestine Street. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb targeting Shi'ite pilgrims killed 12 people in Baghdad on Sunday, police and hospital sources said.

Iraq is bracing for more sectarian attacks on Shi'ites, who are preparing for the religious festival of Ashura, an event that defines Shi'ism and its rift with Sunni Islam.