Car bomb explodes near checkpoint north of Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: A car bomb went off on Monday afternoon near a checkpoint in north of Karbala, eyewitnesses said. “A car rigged with explosives went off on Monday afternoon (Oct. 26) near a checkpoint, north of Karbala,” an eyewitness told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Ambulances rushed to the area to carry the victims,” he added, No official statement from a security source has been available. Karbala is 110 km southwest of Baghdad. SH (P) 1