Samarra, Iraq (ANTARA News/Reuters) - The toll from a suicide bombing that targeted Shi`ite pilgrims near the city of Samarra, one of Iraq`s worst in recent weeks, rose to 48 dead and 80 wounded, police and officials said on Sunday.

The bomber detonated an explosives vest on Saturday at a bus depot at the entry to Samarra, where Shi`ites gathered last week to commemorate the death of one of their 12 revered imams.

The attacker managed to infiltrate a crowd of pilgrims at a security checkpoint where authorities used explosives-sniffing dogs to search vehicles before they entered the city. (*)

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