IED sets Hummer ablaze south of Hilla

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: An improvised explosive device went off on Monday targeting a U.S. military convoy, setting a Hummer ablaze, a media source from the Babel police said. “ An explosive charge went off targeting a U.S. military convoy in al-Hashimiya region in south of Hilla,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “ The explosion burnt a Hummer,” he added. For his part, the media advisor for the U.S. forces said he has no information on the incident. Hilla, the capital of Babel, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1