Bomber kills 40 pilgrims
24/02/2008 16:05  - (SA)  

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Hilla - A suicide bomber blew himself up amid a crowd of Shi'ite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 40 people, police and medical officials told AFP.

At least 60 people were wounded in the blast, said Karim Al-Tamimi, a police lieutenant from Babil province where Iskandiriyah is located and where the bomber struck.

Mohammed Al-Zaidi, of Babil province state health office, gave the same toll and said that at least 25 of those wounded were seriously injured.

- AFP

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