Suicide bombing kills 2 visitors, injures 15 in Diala

DIALA / IraqiNews.com: At least two civilians were killed and 15 others were wounded in a suicide car bomb attack that targeted Shiite visitors heading to Karbala on the road linking between Diala and Baghdad, a security source said on Wednesday. “A suicide bomber blew up a car rigged with explosives targeting Shiite visitors heading to Karbala to commemorate the Arbaeen visit in al-Kasrien region on the road linking Diala and Baghdad, killing two civilians and injuring 15, including deputy chairman of the Diala council Sadeq al-Husseini,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The Arbaeen is a religious occasion marking the 40 th day after the death of Imam al-Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson and the third holiest figure for Shiite Muslims, in the battle of Taf in Karbala in the Hegira year 61 (680 in the Gregorian calendar). Meanwhile, the death toll of the suicide attack on the police compound in Diala rose 8 dead and 55 wounded. Baaquba, the capital of Diala, is 57 km northeast of Baghdad. SH (TP) 478