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| Three killed, 13 injured in blast in Iraq''s Karbala |
| 2011-07-16 |
| (KUNA) -- Three Iraqi non-combatants were killed and 13 injured in a powerful kaboom that rocked city of Karbala, southwest of Storied Baghdad, ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... which is witnessing influx of thousands of Shiites to perform religious rituals. Commander of operations in Karbala Major-General Othman Al-Ghanimi said an bomb, left by a woman underneath a car that was parking in a lot, exploded and killed three civilians, injuring 13 others as well as damaging five cars in the parking lot. Speaking to KUNA, Al-Ghanimi said the woman acted freely because there was no female inspectors in the parking lot. He did not elaborate on the fate of the woman. The parking lot, he explained, was around 10 kilometers away from downtown Karbala. Ambulances rushed to the scene to remove the dead and help the maimed, he added. The blast took place as security forces are deployed on all roads leading to Karbala, where the climax of the rituals falls next Sunday. |
| Posted by:Fred |