Bike bomb kills, wounds 42 near Hilla

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Forty-two civilians on Sunday were killed or wounded in a bicycle bomb explosion near Babel’s Hilla, according to a local police source. “Today, five civilians were killed and 37 others were injured when a bicycle bomb detonated near al-Maseeb Mosque in al-Madina Market (45 km north of Hilla),” the source noted, providing no further details. Earlier today, a security source said that eight civilians were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in Jabla Market (50 km northeast of Hilla). Hilla, the capital city of Babel province, lies 100 km southwest of Baghdad. SS (P) 1