16 killed, wounded in 2 simultaneous explosions in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: At least six people were killed and ten others were wounded in two simultaneous explosions in north of Babel on Wednesday, a police source said. “The first blast took blast near a restaurant in central al-Askandariya district, north of Babel, while the second explosion occurred five minutes later near the first scene,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He gave no more details. Hilla, the capital of Babel, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 3