25 bodies of terrorist attack in Anbar Province arrives in Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: About 25 bodies of victims of a terrorist attack against a group of pilgrims on their road to Karbala, shot dead by a group of terrorists on Monday night on the main road passing through west Iraq’s Anbar Province, have been received by al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Karbala, according to a member of its Security Committee on Tuesday.   “A terrorist group had stopped two buses, carrying pilgrims of Karbala citizens close to al-Nukheib township, 350 km to the west of Karbala , on the main highway from Syria , isolating women and children and shooting 25 of the male passengers,” Jassem al-Fatlway told IraqiNews.com news agency.   Fatlway expected that other victims would be driven to his hospital during the forthcoming few hours.   SKH (ST)