URGENT / 3 blasts in Basra leave casualties

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Three improvised explosive devices went off in unison in central Basra province on Saturday, leaving an unidentified number of casualties, according to a local security source. “Three IEDs ripped through al-Ashar souk (outdoor market), near the Abdullah bin Ali Tomb in central Basra, leaving a number of people killed or wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Ambulances rushed to the scene,” he added. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 4