64 killinged, 137 wounded in Basrah explosion
Iraqi security forces inpsect the scene of a suicide bombing which killed more than 50 people on the outskirts of Basra. A suicide bomber killed 53 people in an apparent sectarian attack in southern Iraq on Saturday, casting a pall over the conclusion of a Shiite Muslim pilgrimage that draws millions. (AFP Photo)
BASRA / IraqiNews.com : Security sources said here that the result of the suicide bomber reached today to 64 killings and 137 wounded, most of them were women and children.The source told IraqiNews.com that the explosion was targeted against the pilgrims who were visiting Al-Khatwa mosque, 18 km west of Basra.The pilgrims in Basra are divided into two groups, the first head for Kerbela, but the weaker ones walk to this mosque. Basra, center of the province, lies 590 km south of the capital, Baghdad.