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Victims of Kufa explosion up to 63 including 22 Iranians
 (KUNA) -- Eight Iraqis and five Iranians were killed and 50 others, including 17 Iranians, were wounded when a car loaded with explosives blew near a shrine in the southern city of Kufa. A source from the Iraqi Police told KUNA that the explosion occurred amid a number vehicles, starting fire in two buses used to transport Iranians and causing damage in parts of the Maitham Al-Tammar shrine. Eyewitnesses said the car was able to pass police barriers and to park close to the buses, where its driver blew it up as soon as the visitors came out of the shrine. An eyewitness said police prohibited visitors from leaving the shrine after the accident and from gathering near the place of the incident, fearing another explosion might occur and cause more damage. Iranian Ambassador in Karbala visited the Iranian victims in Al-Hakeem and Al-Furat Al-Awsat hospitals. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-07 |
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