18 Killed, 48 Injured in Iraq Blast

Local Editor

A massive car bomb detonated on Friday, ripping through a crowd of people mourning the death of a local sheikh near a mosque in Hillah, 100 km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, AFP reported.

least 18 people have been killed and 48 others have been wounded in a huge bomb explosion that targeted mourners at a funeral in the city of Hillah in central Iraq.

The huge blast left at least 48 people injured and damaged a number of vehicles near the tent where the mourners had gathered, police said.

On Thursday, two women and a man were killed and 76 others were wounded when an explosive-laden truck detonated in front of a bank in Kirkuk as policemen were collecting their monthly salaries.