**Five Iranian pilgrims have been shot dead as they travelled by bus near the Iraqi city of Baquba, police said.**Five armed men attacked three buses, also injuring 32 pilgrims, 65km (40 miles) east of Baquba, Diyala province.
They were on their way to Shia holy sites in Iraq and were travelling along a road which links the Iranian border to Baghdad.
In April dozens of Iranian pilgrims were killed in a series of blasts in Baghdad and Baquba.
Interior Ministry forces have been protecting pilgrim convoys on the route following the deaths in April, when 61 Iranian pilgrims died in a suicide bomber at a roadside restaurant.
After Wednesday’s attack the wounded were taken to the local hospital, given initial treatment and all sent back to Iran.