7 dead, 36 wounded in Najaf explosion – local official

NAJAF / IraqiNews.com: At least seven people were killed and 36 others were wounded in the explosion that rattled the old city in south of Najaf on Monday, a member of the Najaf council said. “Seven persons, including one Iraqi citizen, were killed and 36 others, most of them are Iranian visitors, were wounded in the explosion that jolted the Old City in south of Najaf,” Kareem Khassaf told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion occurred by a car bomb and an explosive charge, which went off consecutively targeting Iranian visitors in the Old City,” he explained. No official figures have yet been announced on casualties. SH (P)/SR 76