A huge bomb explosion has rocked the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala, killing at least 10 people and leaving tens of others wounded. |
Karbala, Iraq (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A car bomb exploded near a mosque in the holy city of Karbala in central Iraq on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 38, most of them Iranian pilgrims.
According to AFP, the bomber drew his booby-trapped vehicle up next to a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims and then detonated his payload.
"It was a suicide bomber who drove up against a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims and detonated the explosives," a police official told AFP.
The explosion occurred in the northern part of the city, officials said.
No person or group has yet claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing.
Karbala, which hosts the shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH), attracts hundreds of Iranian Shias every day.
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