10 killed, 30 wounded in Hilla blast

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Forty civilians were killed or wounded on Thursday in a car bomb blast that ripped through Hilla city, according to a security source. “This morning, a car bomb went off in Hamza al-Gharbi area (30 km south of Hilla), killing 10 civilians and wounding 30 others,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km south of Baghdad. SS (P) 1