31 Iraqis Killed, 150 Injured in East Karbala Explosion, February 5, 2010

31 Iraqis Killed, 150 Injured in East Karbala Explosion, February 5, 2010

Echoing attacks on Shi'i visitors in Iraq, perpetrators are launching attacks on Shi'i Pakistanis to trigger a sectarian civil war again. It seems that the perpetrators want to keep the two countries in a state of civil war and instability

Karbala explosion casualties rise to 181

February 5, 2010 - 12:46:35

KARBALA / Aswat al-Iraq:

The toll from the explosion that took place in eastern Karbala earlier today has reached 181, a security source said on Friday.

“Casualties from the explosion that occurred in Qantarat al-Salam region in eastern Karbala have reached 31 dead and 150 wounded persons,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Karbala Governor, Amal al-Din al-Herr, had said earlier that at least 27 persons were killed and 56 others were wounded in the explosion that took place in eastern Karbala on Friday.

This the second attack of its kind in the region in two days, as an explosive charge went off at 1:00am on Wednesday (Feb. 3) in the same region, killing six and injuring 19.

The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

SH (P)

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.