UPDATE: West Iraq Hindiya township’s blast kills 6, injures 31

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: A booby-trapped blast in Hindiya township of western Iraq ’s Karbala Province on Friday had killed and injured 37 persons, among them 6 killed, most of them visitors, a Hindiya health source reported on Saturday.   “The result of the booby-trapped blast inside a garage in Hindiya township’s Civil Defense garage, had reached 6 people killed and 31 injured, most of them visitors coming from southern Iraq ’s provinces,” the health source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   The explosion took place in Hindiya township, 20 km to the east of Karbala , where thousands of visitors are attending the anniversary of the birthday of Imam Mohammed al-Mahdi, the 12 th Leading Shiite Imam, born on Shaaban 15 th of the Muslim Hijri Year 255, 8 th Century AD.   SKH (ST)