Iraq
Bomb blast in Karbala, one killed and 3 wounded
An Iraqi citizen was killed and three others were wounded on Saturday night in a car bomb blast in the holy city of Karbala, a security source said.
“An explosive charge hidden inside a car went off near a security checkpoint on a road between Babylon and Krabala cities,” the Arabic language Alghad Press quoted the Euphrates operations command as saying in a press statement.
“The explosion left one person killed and three others wounded,” added the source.
He noted that a security force rushed to the blast site and prevented passers-by from approaching.