More than 155 killed, injured in Karbala during Eid holidays

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Karbala’s hospitals received 16 dead bodies and 140 others injured while ambulances carried 367 people suffering from different health problems to hospitals, a local health official said on Saturday. “Three hospitals in Karbala received 156 people killed or injured during Eid al-Adha holidays, among them 16 motorcycle accidents, in addition to six people killed while al-Hindiya hospital received 15 cases including four killed, and Eid Tamur town hospital received eight injury cases,” Salim Kadhim told IraqiNews.com news agency. Kadhim also said there were other deaths and injuries in different towns and villages of Karbala during the Eid holidays, including car accidents and clashes. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 108 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SKH (S)/AmR 29