In Iraq, 25 people have been killed and more than 50 others injured in series of bomb attacks. Reports quoting officials say that a double explosion struck near a bus station in Babil province killing 14 policemen and a provincial councillor yesterday. The first bomb was exploded in a car in Hilla while another blast came about 15 minutes later when police arrived. The authorities said that the attacks targeted Shia pilgrims who gathered near the bus station to mark Ashura. In a separate incident in Sadr City in Baghdad, a bomb planted near a funeral tent killed eight people and wounded 33. In another bomb blast, two people were killed and four injured in the city of Karbala. Meanwhile three Peshmerga forces were killed today and ten were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Sinjar. Voice of iraq news agency quoting poilce sources has reported that the incident occurred when a car rigged with explosives went off targeting a Peshmerga forces vehicle patrol . Meanwhile, Iraqi authorities say that recent attacks are targeted against Shia pilgrims who are gathering in the central city of Karbala to mark Ashura on 27th of this month. Thousands of people are expected to converge in the city for mourning and more than 25 thousand security personnel have been assigned to protect pilgrims. During the same occasion on previous years, insurgents targeted pilgrims to wage sectarian violence in the country. Analysts say that attacks are aimed at destabilising the country ahead of Parliamentary elections scheduled for March next year.