The visitors were walking to the city of Samarra to commemorate the martyrdom of 11th imam, Hassan al-Askari (PBUH) at his holy shrine.

At least six people were martyred and forty others were injured on Thursday as a car bomb ripped through visitors’ procession just north of Baghdad, a police officer said.

 Women and children were among the dead and wounded, a police major said on condition of anonymity, adding that the attack struck on the outskirts of Dujail town at 1:30 pm (1030 GMT).
The visitors were walking to the city of Samarra to commemorate the martyrdom of 11th imam, Hassan al-Askari (PBUH) at his holy shrine.

Dujail lies around 60 kilometers (40 miles) north of Baghdad in Saleheddin province, while Samarra lies 60 kilometers further north.