(CNN) -- A suicide bomber drove into a rest tent for Shiite pilgrims in Iraq Thursday, killing eight people and injuring 30 others, police officials in Samarra said.
The attack occured at 2 p.m. in Al-Dujail, 50 miles north of Baghdad, the officials said.
The victims were among thousands of Shiite pilgrims headed to Samarra Saturday to commemorate the death of Imam al-Askri, who died in 874 A.D and is buried at a mosque there. CNN
