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| Iraq |
| 64 dead, 137 wounded in Basra explosion |
| 2012-01-15 |
| BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq : Security sources said here that the result of the suicide bomber reached today to 64 killings and 137 wounded, most of them were women and children. The source told Aswat al-Iraq that the explosion was targeted against the pilgrims who were visiting Al-Khatwa mosque, 18 km west of Basra. The pilgrims in Basra are divided into two groups, the first head for Kerbela, but the weaker ones walk to this mosque. |
| Posted by:Steve White |