Two suicide bombers were killed as they attempted to attack visitors of a Shiite shrine, north of Baghdad, a military commander said on Wednesday.
Following accurate information from intelligence department, a checkpoint was set up in al-Khadra region in Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad.
The two suicide bombers, wearing explosive belts, approached a house, where the ambush and intelligence department officers opened fire against the bombers killing them instantly.
Millions of Shiite visitors from other provinces across Iraq as well as neighboring countries flock to Kadhimiya neighborhood every year to commemorate death of the seventh imam revered in Shia Islam, amid high security measures.
