9 civilians killed, wounded in Babel

BABEL / IraqiNews.com: Five civilians were killed and four others were wounded in two houses explosions in northern Babel, a security source said on Friday. “Armed men blew up two houses in al-Askandariya district, northern Hilla, after planting bombs around them, killing five civilians, including a woman and a child,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The two houses near to a vegetables market,” he added, without giving further details. Hilla, the capital of Babel, is 100 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 179