Terrorist Suicide Bombings Rock Holy Karbala: Dozens Martyred
Local Editor
Again it's the terrorist bombings that challenges Iraq's security.
More than eighteen civilians were martyred in a powerful bomb explosion that ripped through a residential neighborhood in Iraq's central province of Karbala.
The Euphrates Operations Command said in a statement released on Monday that the incident took place in the town of Ayn Tamer, located 120 kilometers west of the provincial capital city of Karabala, the previous night, when five terrorists clad in explosives-laden vests attacked a wedding ceremony.
One of the assailants hurled hand grenades at the site, fired gunshots from a Kalashnikov rifle, and blew himself up at last.
Iraqi security forces managed to gun down the four remaining attackers before they could inflict more causalities.
The provincial health directorate said at least 18 people were killed in the act of violence, while at least 26 others were wounded.
No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the assault yet.
The latest figures released by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq show a total of 759 Iraqis were killed and 1,207 others were injured in violence and armed conflict last month.
According to the UN mission, the number of civilian fatalities stood at 629. Violence also claimed the lives of 130 members of Iraqi security forces.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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person JB
May the Lord of the Worlds
May the Lord of the Worlds grant those who perished in the attacks entrance to Heaven. The attacks do not represent Islam in any way, shape, or form. Imam Hussain (peace be upon Him) would shame these types of attacks.- Related News
