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Iranian pilgrims killed in bomb blast in Karbala
TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (MNA) – 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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
