Hilla toll reaches 8 injuries – official

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: A Babel media official reported that the explosion from a car bome north of Hilla city reached to 8 injuries, pointing out that the explosion was near the convoy of the governor who was visiting the area to mediate a tribal conflict.   Murad al-Bakri told IraqiNews.com that Jbala area explosion, 50 km northeast of Hilla, was within range of the governor’s convoy by 20 meters.   Earlier, four civilians were injured in trapped car explosion in a public market north east Hilla, Babel province, security sources said.   The source told IraqiNews.com that the car exploded in Jbala area, which led to four casualties and set fire to a number of nearby vehicles.   Hilla, the center of Babel province, lies 100 km south Baghdad. RM (TS)/SR 434