Booby-trapped car blast causes 27 casualties in Hindiya, west Iraq

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: A booby-trapped car has blown off in Hindiya township in west Iraq ’s Karbala Province on Friday, causing 27 casualties, a Karbala Prvince’s source reported.   “A booby-trapped car blast took place close to the Civil Defense Department of Hindiya township, 20 km to the east of Karbala , causing 27 casualties, as a preliminary result,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   A booby-trapped car blew off in Karbala city itself also on Friday, killing 5 persons, among them 3 security men and wounding 23 others,” the source told IraqiNews.com.   The Shiite holly city of Karbala is witnessing nowadays visits by thousands of Shiites to commemorate the anniversary of Imam Al-Mahdi, the 12 th leading Imam of Shiite Muslims, born on 15 th of Shaaban month of the Islamic Hijri calendar year 255 at the city of Samarra .   SKH (ST) KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: A booby-trapped car has blown off in Hindiya township in west Iraq ’s Karbala Province on Friday, causing 27 casualties, a Karbala Prvince’s source reported.   “A booby-trapped car blast took place close to the Civil Defense Department of Hindiya township, 20 km to the east of Karbala , causing 27 casualties, as a preliminary result,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   A booby-trapped car blew off in Karbala city itself also on Friday, killing 5 persons, among them 3 security men and wounding 23 others,” the source told IraqiNews.com.   The Shiite holly city of Karbala is witnessing nowadays visits by thousands of Shiites to commemorate the anniversary of Imam Al-Mahdi, the 12 th leading Imam of Shiite Muslims, born on 15 th of Shaaban month of the Islamic Hijri calendar year 255 at the city of Samarra .   SKH (ST)