Suicide Car Bomb Martyrs 21 South of Baghdad

Local Editor

A suicide bomber detonated his car bomb at a gas station in al-Hilla city, 100 km [60 miles] south of Baghdad on Thursday, claiming the lives of at least 21 civilians and wounding 10 more, police and medical sources said.

According to security sources, a truck loaded with explosives went off on Thursday at a gas station in the Shomali village in the suburbs of the city of al-Hilla, located 100 kilometers south of Baghdad.

According to Press TV, at least 12 Iranian pilgrims were among the victims in the terror assault.

The incident occurred at a time when buses packed with Shia pilgrims were parked at the gas station. The people were returning from Arbaeen mourning rituals in the holy city of Karbala.

At least seven buses with pilgrims were inside the petrol station at the time," an unnamed police lieutenant colonel told AFP.

The Takfiri Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] terrorist group claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team