Powerful blast jolts Nassiriya

THI-QAR / IraqiNews.com: A powerful explosion rattled northern Nassiriya city, while American choppers were seen hovering over the scene, eyewitnesses said on Monday. “U.S. forces detonated a large amount of ammunitions, found throughout Thi-Qar,” a security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. No word was immediately available from the U.S. army on the incident. Nassiriya, the capital of Thi-Qar, lies 390 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1