3 civilians hurt, no Iranian casualties in Salah al-Din

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com:  Three civilians were hurt in bomb blast directed against Iranian pilgrims in Balad city, south of Salah al-Din province, security sources said here today.   The source told IraqiNews.com that two consecutive bomb blasts resulted in the casualties, but none of the Iranian pilgrims was hurt.   The two bombs were planted in a garbage box near a restaurant on the international route between Baghdad and Samara’, the source added.   Tikrit, center of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. RM (TS)/Sr 330