Story highlights The Iraqi Shiite pilgrims were visiting "holy shrines," Iraq ministry says

Bombings occurred in Bab al-Saghir, a sacred cemetery in the Syrian capital

(CNN) Twin blasts Saturday in Damascus, Syria, killed at least 40 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims and wounded 120 more, according to Iraq's Foreign Ministry.

The explosions took place at the Bab al-Saghir Cemetery in the Syrian capital.

The attackers used improvised explosive devices, Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Jamal said in a statement.

The ministry said the pilgrims were visiting "holy shrines" at Bab al-Saghir, one of Syria's largest and oldest cemeteries.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bombings.

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